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Magnetic toy building blocks — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00035/20
Summary
The magnet can easily be detached from the square shape, generating a small part with a high magnet flux.If a child swallows the small magnet and other metallic objects, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation or choking. 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
Magnetic toy building blocks
- Category
- Toys
- Locking Shape Toy, 100 pcs Magnetic Toy Building Blocks. The product was sold online, in particular via eBay.
What is the risk?
- The magnet can easily be detached from the square shape, generating a small part with a high magnet flux.If a child swallows the small magnet and other metallic objects, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation or choking. 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): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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