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Soft toy “Electric dog” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/00015/20
Summary
The battery compartment can easily be opened without the use of any tools, leaving batteries accessible. A child may take a damaged or leaking battery and suffer burns due to the leaking chemical products.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 62115.
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Product
Soft toy
- Name / model
- Electric dog · 294556, Nº. R716
- Barcode
- 4983726169090
- Category
- Toys
- Battery operated soft toy in the shape of a dog with white-black fur wearing a red ribbon with dots around the neck and flower on the head. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The battery compartment can easily be opened without the use of any tools, leaving batteries accessible. A child may take a damaged or leaking battery and suffer burns due to the leaking chemical products.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 62115.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 04/10/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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