Fishing Sea Animals

Date of publication: 04-11-2016

Level: Serious risk

Type: Consumer products

Ref.: A12/1429/16

Notifying country: Luxembourg

Country of origin: China

Counterfeit:

Risk type: Injuries

Product: Magnetic fishing set

Product name: Fishing Sea Animals

Product description: Magnetic fishing game packed in a cardboard box. It contains two wooden fishing rods, each with a small magnet at the end.

Brand: DAMERIK

Category: Toys

Type/number of model: 1301431

Batch number/Barcode: 140521301431, 8435404800765

OECD Portal Category: 86000000 - Toys / Games

Risk: The fishing rods break easily and release the magnets which could be put in the mouth of a child and swallowed. The released magnets may get stuck in the digestive tract of the child causing internal injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures adopted by notifying country: Measures ordered by public authorities: Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures, Recall of the product from end users

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