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Toy xylophone “Hand knocks the xylophone” — risk: choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01457/23
Summary
The toy has a small part (the plastic stud). A small child may put it in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
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Product
Toy xylophone
- Name / model
- Hand knocks the xylophone · Xylophone en bois
- Category
- Toys
- Wooden xylophone consisting of 8 metal bars (red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple and pink) and two wooden percussion sticks with red spherical ends.
- Recall information: https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr
What is the risk?
- The toy has a small part (the plastic stud). A small child may put it in the mouth and choke. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 10/03/2023
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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