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Fancy-dress headdress “Party Favors” — risk: burns
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1025/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of burns due to the high flammability of the feathers and of the paper strip. If children wear the headdress and it catches fire, they may suffer burns mostly on the face and the upper parts of the head.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-2.
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Product
Fancy-dress headdress
- Name / model
- Party Favors · 182/1F
- Batch number(s)
- 5999527944100
- Category
- Toys
- Fancy-dress indian headdress consisting of a colourful paper strip on which six colourful feathers are fixed. The product is supplied in a plastic bag sealed with cardboard.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of burns due to the high flammability of the feathers and of the paper strip. If children wear the headdress and it catches fire, they may suffer burns mostly on the face and the upper parts of the head.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-2.
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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 10/04/2014
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