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Toy police set — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1434/14
Summary
null The suction cups can be easily removed from the projectiles: they could be put in the mouth by children and block the airways.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Toy police set
- Name / model
- Police Set · Item No.: 780058
- Batch number(s)
- 2220002341699
- Category
- Toys
- Police set including a toy plastic gun, a police badge, handcuffs and three arrows with orange suction cups, packed in a transparent plastic blister with paper backing.
What is the risk?
- null The suction cups can be easily removed from the projectiles: they could be put in the mouth by children and block the airways.The product does not comply with 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: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 03/07/2014
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 03/07/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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