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Toy mobile phone “Ben10 - music Cellular Phone” — risk: chemical, damage to hearing
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1423/14
Summary
null The battery compartment is easily accessible and the button batteries could be swallowed by children and cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract. Moreover, the product poses a risk of damage to hearing because the sound level is too high (measured level: 98.8 dB).In addition, ingestion of the small batteries by small children may cause choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy…
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Product
Toy mobile phone
- Name / model
- Ben10 - music Cellular Phone · No.6961/ No.6962
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Toys
- Toy mobile phone made of green and pink plastic with a pink cord. It is operated with 2 button cells (R1) and by pressing the buttons it plays various sounds.The product is supplied in blister packaging.
What is the risk?
- null The battery compartment is easily accessible and the button batteries could be swallowed by children and cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract. Moreover, the product poses a risk of damage to hearing because the sound level is too high (measured level: 98.8 dB).In addition, ingestion of the small batteries by small children may cause choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 62115 and EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- 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: 16/06/2014
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