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Toy guitar – Xin Anda

Serious risk Damage to hearing, Strangulation

Published by Safety Gate 4 Nov 2010In the weekly report of 5 Nov 2010 (week 44, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Toy guitar
Brand
Xin Anda (2 alerts)
Type / model
Electronic try me 10 Sounds
Description
Battery-powered toy guitar made of hard plastic (upper side white, under side blue), with multi-coloured buttons in the shape of: a farmer (1), animal heads (7), notes (5) and stars (5), and 10 oval buttons with plastic strap for hanging around one's neck (pink), screw-in battery compartment for 3 AA batteries on the under side (not screwed in place, can be opened by pushing the cover). Measurements: length approx. 45 cm. Various melodies, notes and sounds (animal noises) can be heard by pressing the buttons.
Risk
The product poses a risk of strangulation because it has a strap with which to hang the guitar around one's neck and there is a risk that small children will wind the strap several times around their neck when playing. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71. In addition, the product can also pose a risk of damage to hearing because the sound emission is too high.
Measures
  • Stop on sales ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1596/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1596/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-44 (XML)
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