EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Toy police set “Police soft bullet gun” — risk: chemical, choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01897/20
Summary
The suction cups can be easily detached. If a child puts the projectile in the mouth, the suction cup could detach and obstruct the airways. The kinetic energy of the projectiles, when hitting a person, is too high. This could cause injuries, especially to the eyes.Moreover the toy contains bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 7.9%), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value up 12% by weight)…
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Toy police set
- Name / model
- Police soft bullet gun · N0.008, N0:RG14018-4
- Barcode
- 9581401800044
- Category
- Toys
- The set includes 3 plastic bowling dummies, 3 plastic ducks, 2 black plastic toy pistols with an orange handle and 6 projectiles with suction cup.
What is the risk?
- The suction cups can be easily detached. If a child puts the projectile in the mouth, the suction cup could detach and obstruct the airways. The kinetic energy of the projectiles, when hitting a person, is too high. This could cause injuries, especially to the eyes.Moreover the toy contains bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 7.9%), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value up 12% by weight). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 28/10/2020
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 28/10/2020
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗