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Police play set “Police Gun” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0430/14
Summary
null The suction cups can easily detach and be swallowed by small children. In addition, the product poses a risk of injuries because if the arrows are fired into someone’s face without the suction cups, it will lead to eyes 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
Police play set
- Name / model
- Police Gun · No.:626
- Batch number(s)
- 4573173101486
- Category
- Toys
- Police play set on a blister pack packaging. The set consists of: a gun, 3 arrows made of non flexible black plastic ended with red suction cups, a plastic radio, 2 plastic grenades, a knife, a watch, a mask, a compass, a pair of handcuffs, 3 targets and a police ID.
What is the risk?
- null The suction cups can easily detach and be swallowed by small children. In addition, the product poses a risk of injuries because if the arrows are fired into someone’s face without the suction cups, it will lead to eyes 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 12/02/2014
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