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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