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Construction set HUI JIE “Building toys block” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0922/13
Summary
null The product poses the risk of choking because it contains small parts (the plasticised paper stickers).The components of the clock on the bucket and the pivots of the building blocks may easily break and be swallowed by children.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
- Construction set consisting of 98 pieces of various colours and plasticised paper stickers. The packing is a bucket, the lid of which is a clock face with numbered parts.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses the risk of choking because it contains small parts (the plasticised paper stickers).The components of the clock on the bucket and the pivots of the building blocks may easily break and be swallowed by children.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 25/01/2013
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