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Wooden engine - Built for Speed Woody Town recalled in Germany due to risk of choking

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Product name: Wooden engine - Built for Speed Woody Town
Units sold:
Reference: EU-100049/10
Country of manufacture: China

URL: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/dyna/rapex/create_rapex_search.cfm?zoek=toy&vanaf=1&jaartal=ALL
Details:
Date: 1/22/2010 ( 2010 - 3 )

Reference Number: 10
0049/10

Country: Germany

Category: Toys
Product: Wooden engine - Built for Speed
Brand: Woody Town
Type/number of model: Unknown
Description: Various basic wooden engines, made from wooden parts which are fitted together and which can be taken apart. Each engine has two magnets, with which the engines can be connected to each other. Height approximately 5 cm and width approximately 3.5 cm. Length varies between 7 cm and 9.5 cm. The toys are in a transparent plastic bag closed with cardboard. The cardboard bears a warning in English and Chinese.
Country of origin: China



Risk: Choking The product poses a risk of choking because one of the component parts of the engine can be easily detached and swallowed. The product does not comply with the Toy Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.

Resolution: Import rejected by the customs authorities.