EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Magnetic toy Adar “Magnetic Sticks” — risk: injuries, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01247/26
Summary
The toy contains small magnets with a high magnetic flux (measured value up to 0.76 T²mm²). If a child swallows the magnets, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation. Moreover, the bag of the packaging is non-permeable and its closing includes drawstrings. If a child plays with it and tightens the drawstrings, the material can cover the mouth and nose, causing the child to suffocate…
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Product
- Magnetic toy consisting of 40 plastic magnetic blocks and 18 metal balls.
What is the risk?
- The toy contains small magnets with a high magnetic flux (measured value up to 0.76 T²mm²). If a child swallows the magnets, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation. Moreover, the bag of the packaging is non-permeable and its closing includes drawstrings. If a child plays with it and tightens the drawstrings, the material can cover the mouth and nose, causing the child to suffocate. 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): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 19/03/2026
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 19/03/2026
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 19/03/2026
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