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Toy gun “City Police Soft Bullets Gun” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0629/16
Summary
null The red plastic suction cups of the projectiles can easily detach. A child could put them in the mouth and choke on them.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toys Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Toy gun
- Name / model
- City Police Soft Bullets Gun · art. E058-064
- Category
- Toys
- Plastic toy gun with five projectiles. The gun is a black-silver-orange coloured handgun."Force" is written on the barrel. The projectiles are made of golden plastic with red suction cups. The gun and the projectiles are packed in a cardboard and plastic blister packaging.
What is the risk?
- null The red plastic suction cups of the projectiles can easily detach. A child could put them in the mouth and choke on them.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toys Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 28/04/2016
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