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Magnetic balls – myHodo “myHodo Balls”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 10 Jan 2023In the weekly report of 13 Jan 2023 (week 2, 2023)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Magnetic balls
Brand
myHodo
Name
myHodo Balls
Description
Set of strong magnetic balls with a diameter of 5 mm in assorted colours, available in assortments of 64, 100, 216, 512 and 1024 pieces.
Risk
The toy is made of small parts (balls) with a high magnetic flux. If a child swallows them, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the manufacturer · from 3 Jan 2023
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the manufacturer · from 3 Jan 2023
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 3 Jan 2023
Notifying country
Luxembourg
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00058/23Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00058/23Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00058/23
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00058/23
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2023-2 (XML)
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