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Toy gadget “Shining fingers " Svítící Marťanprsty"” — risk: chemical, choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0866/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking and a chemical risk because the button cell compartment can be easily opened without using a tool and the button cells may then become accessible to children. The plastic shell can also easily break giving access to the button batteries, the LED lamp and other plastic parts which can be put in the mouth and swallowed by small children. One incident reported.The product does…
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Product
Toy gadget
- Name / model
- Shining fingers " Svítící Marťanprsty" · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- EAN 8595165269147
- Category
- Toys
- Plastic toy lamp supplied as a gift in a box of a nutritional supplement named "Marťánci". The toy consists of a small transparent plastic lamp with a switch, available in four different colours - red, blue, white and green; dimensions approx. 4 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm. The lamp can be fitted with a silicone
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking and a chemical risk because the button cell compartment can be easily opened without using a tool and the button cells may then become accessible to children. The plastic shell can also easily break giving access to the button batteries, the LED lamp and other plastic parts which can be put in the mouth and swallowed by small children. One incident reported.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN71-1 and EN 62115.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 07/06/2013
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