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Fishing toy “Jouets de pêche magnétiques en bois pour bébé dessin animé vie marine cognition jeux de poissons” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00569/24
Summary
The toy has small parts (the magnets) that can easily detach. A child may put them in the mouth and ingest them, which may lead to choking if they enter the airways. If several magnets are swallowed, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Fishing toy
- Name / model
- Jouets de pêche magnétiques en bois pour bébé dessin animé vie marine cognition jeux de poissons
- Category
- Toys
- Wooden magnetic fishing toy consisting of a magnetic fishing rod and 15 marine animals made of wood. The fish have numbers, symbols and their phonetic translations written on the back. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The toy has small parts (the magnets) that can easily detach. A child may put them in the mouth and ingest them, which may lead to choking if they enter the airways. If several magnets are swallowed, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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