EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic doll “Маша и Медведь (Masha and the Bear)” — risk: chemical, choking, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0850/19
Summary
The battery compartment can easily be opened without the use of any tools, leaving button cell batteries accessible.A child may put these in the mouth, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract or a risk of choking. The solders in the toy contain an excessive amount of lead (measured value up to: 66,9%).Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of…
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Product
Plastic doll
- Name / model
- Маша и Медведь (Masha and the Bear) · N0.9918
- Batch number(s)
- 8590042080761
- Category
- Toys
- Plastic doll with hair and pink scarf on it, dressed in a pink dress, depicting the character of "Masha and the Bear". The toy is powered by button batteries, emits sounds and speaks. It is sold in a cardboard box with a window.
What is the risk?
- The battery compartment can easily be opened without the use of any tools, leaving button cell batteries accessible.A child may put these in the mouth, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract or a risk of choking. The solders in the toy contain an excessive amount of lead (measured value up to: 66,9%).Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, the relevant European Standard EN 62115 and the Commission Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 07/05/2019
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