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Toy guitar Marco's Toys “Stars Guitar Music Light” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0848/18
Summary
Small plastic parts and the pins can easily be detached. A small child may put one of these small parts in the mouth and choke.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Toy guitar — Marco's Toys
- Brand
- Marco's Toys
- Name / model
- Stars Guitar Music Light
- Batch number(s)
- 8435399001307 ; Article No: 0130, batch No: 09/16
- Category
- Toys
- Toy guitar (white, green) with colourful buttons and a shoulder strap (yellow), on/off switch and a battery compartment (for 3 x 1.5V AA batteries; included in the set) which is secured with a screw.
What is the risk?
- Small plastic parts and the pins can easily be detached. A small child may put one of these small parts in the mouth and choke.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 08/06/2018
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