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Toy "Spider-Man" mobile phone – Gazelo Toys

Serious risk Choking, Damage to hearing

Published by Safety Gate 18 Sep 2008In the weekly report of 19 Sep 2008 (week 37, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Toy "Spider-Man" mobile phone
Brand
Gazelo Toys (29 alerts)
Brand as notified
GAZELO TOYS
Type / model
No 143 – 300C, EAN 5997604317212
Description
The toy is a mobile phone with a picture of Spiderman, coloured red and white The toy is powered by 3 AA 1.5 V batteries, which are sold with the product. The packaging is a cardboard box with the picture of Spiderman. On the packaging and sticker there is information in Polish and in English concerning the product, name and address of the importer, “CE mark”, “Made in China”, number of product and EAN, a pictogram concerning the age 0-3 restriction and the warnings: “Choking hazard due to small parts”, “The packaging is not a toy”, “Keep the packaging for further use of information on it”. There is no data about the licence. <b>This product may be counterfeit.</b>
Risk
The product poses a risk of: - damage to hearing because it produces a sound with a weighted emission of acoustic pressure of 120 dB, which exceeds the maximum limit permitted (80 dB). - choking, because the design of the product could allow the battery compartment to be opened with one hand and thus the batteries are easily accessible. The batteries are also attached to the product. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standards EN 71 and EN 50088.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1030/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1030/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1030/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1030/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1030/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-37 (XML)
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