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Children's play sets – "Bob the Builder" Gift Sets – Bob the Builder

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 24 Dec 2009In the weekly report of 25 Dec 2009 (week 50, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Children's play sets – "Bob the Builder" Gift Sets
Brand
Bob the Builder
Type / model
Bob the Builder ‘Character’ Gift Sets (3 different characters available - ‘Lofty’, ‘Scoop’ and ‘Muck’) and Bob the Builder 4 Vehicle Gift Set.Article Nos BB540, BB542 and BB550 (Character sets). Barcodes 5055127317345, 5055127317260 and 5055127317246; Article No. BB595 (4 Vehicle set) Barcode 5055127351448. ALL the above products have the same Batch Code of 090525.
Description
‘Bob the Builder’ character play sets with friction powered vehicles, in cardboard packaging.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because of the possible presence of sharp, pointed, foreign objects within the packaging (objects used in the manufacturing process, but which should not form part of the finished product). Two incidents reported.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1691/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1691/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1691/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-50 (XML)
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