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Fancy-dress costume “Mighty Knight” — risk: burns, injuries, strangulation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1198/17
Summary
null The product poses a risk of burns due to the high flammability of the material of the hood. If the child wears the hood and it catches fire, the child may get burns mostly on the head and face. In addition, there are fixed loops in the hood and on the shoulders which can become trapped during various activities of the child, leading to injury or strangulation.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety…
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Product
Fancy-dress costume
- Name / model
- Mighty Knight · 43-3207
- Batch number(s)
- 5766184332072
- Category
- Toys
- Knight costume with hood and trousers
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of burns due to the high flammability of the material of the hood. If the child wears the hood and it catches fire, the child may get burns mostly on the head and face. In addition, there are fixed loops in the hood and on the shoulders which can become trapped during various activities of the child, leading to injury or strangulation.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 71-2 and EN 14682.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 06/07/2017
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 07/06/2017
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