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Battery-operated doll “Children's toy - battery-operated doll” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03639/25
Summary
The battery compartment can easily be opened without the use of any tools and the button cell batteries inside are easily accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, nor with the European standard EN 62115.
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Product
Battery-operated doll
- Name / model
- Children's toy - battery-operated doll · 071010
- Barcode
- 6224032
- Category
- Toys
- Textile doll with a plastic head, hands and shoes. The doll has long blonde hair and is dressed in a coloured dress and underpants. Under the dress, there is a removable battery compartment for three pieces of LR44 batteries.
What is the risk?
- The battery compartment can easily be opened without the use of any tools and the button cell batteries inside are easily accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, nor with the European standard EN 62115.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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