EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Finger paint G! “Peinture à doigts” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00247/20
Summary
The plastic pump nozzle of the product can easily break releasing a small part.A small child may put the piece in the mouth and choke on it or suffer internal injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
- Set consisting of four bottles with pump dispensing nozzle containing 250 ml each of finger paint in blue, green, red or yellow colours. The product might have been sold also online.
What is the risk?
- The plastic pump nozzle of the product can easily break releasing a small part.A small child may put the piece in the mouth and choke on it or suffer internal injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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