EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Soft-filled doll “PEPE TOYS QUQOS” — risk: choking, cuts, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01518/20
Summary
Small parts (the tabs, the glue fragments from the dress sheets, the springs and the speaker from the sound mechanism, the button, the circuit board) can easily be detached from the toy. A small child may put them into the mouth and choke. Moreover, the speaker from the sound mechanism contains a small magnet with a high magnetic flux. If a child swallows the small magnet and other metallic objects, they could…
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Product
Soft-filled doll
- Name / model
- PEPE TOYS QUQOS
- Category
- Toys
- Battery-operated soft-filled doll with plastic face and hands.
What is the risk?
- Small parts (the tabs, the glue fragments from the dress sheets, the springs and the speaker from the sound mechanism, the button, the circuit board) can easily be detached from the toy. A small child may put them into the mouth and choke. Moreover, the speaker from the sound mechanism contains a small magnet with a high magnetic flux. If a child swallows the small magnet and other metallic objects, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation.Furthemore, the housing of the sound mechanism can be easily opened and the metallic connections of the batteries generates sharp edges which could cause cuts.In addition, the fibrous stuffing material is easily accessible due to the weakness of certain seams. A small child may put the stuffing material in the mouth and choke on it. 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: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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