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Toy bow and arrow set “Pfeil- und Bogen Set” — risk: choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01660/22
Summary
The suction cups may easily become detached from the arrows. A child may put the small parts in the mouth and choke. Furthermore, the arrows could be shot without the suction cup on the end, with very high kinetic energy. This could cause injuries, especially to the eyes. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Toy bow and arrow set
- Name / model
- Pfeil- und Bogen Set · KiK9822 (aus 2021, Farbe grün), KiK9895 (aus 2022, Farbe blau), KiK9896 (aus 2022, Farbe grün)
- Barcode
- 11529429121003000499
- Category
- Toys
- Toy bow and arrow set, with a height of 57 cm, a width of 25 cm, and a thickness of 5 cm. Model KiK9822, made in 2021, has a green colour, while models KiK9895 and KiK9896 (both made in 2022) are respectively blue and green. Product sold online.
- Recall information: https://www.kik.de/cms/fallback/de_DE/dam/jcr:7143ffcb-b3bc-41fe-b33a-d8017cd477b0/Kundeninformation_PfeilundBogenSet_DE.pdf
What is the risk?
- The suction cups may easily become detached from the arrows. A child may put the small parts in the mouth and choke. Furthermore, the arrows could be shot without the suction cup on the end, with very high kinetic energy. This could cause injuries, especially to the eyes. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the 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: 07/11/2022
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