EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Balloon with LED light Lelukulma “LED ilmapalloa” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1297/19
Summary
The toy can easily break, causing the button batteries and LED light to become accessible. A child may put them in the mouth, causing damage to the gastrointestinal tract.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62115.
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Product
- Five balloons in a plastic bag with cartoon banner.
What is the risk?
- The toy can easily break, causing the button batteries and LED light to become accessible. A child may put them in the mouth, causing damage to the gastrointestinal tract.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62115.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 06/08/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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