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Fancy-dress mask nature planet “Face Mask Elephant” — risk: burns
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1873/18
Summary
The fancy-dress mask is highly flammable and does not self-extinguish in the event that it is ignited by a flame. If it catches fire, the child could suffer burns.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 mask — nature planet
- Brand
- nature planet
- Name / model
- Face Mask Elephant · Item No 05782
- Batch number(s)
- 5708476087789; Batch No 1686
- Category
- Toys
- Fancy-dress mask made of polymer foam, representing an elephant (28cm wide). Other animal models are available. For precautionary reasons the retailer recalls all the masks in the range (snow tiger, zebra, giraffe, triceratops hat, tiger, chimpanzee, leopard, lion, purple butterfly, seal, lemur).
What is the risk?
- The fancy-dress mask is highly flammable and does not self-extinguish in the event that it is ignited by a flame. If it catches fire, the child could suffer burns.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 taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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