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Plastic toy “Gitara”

Serious risk Chemical, Choking

Published by Safety Gate 10 Mar 2020In the weekly report of 13 Mar 2020 (week 11, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy
Name
Gitara
Type / model
8838A
Barcode
6920107370711
Barcodes listed
6920107370711 (official alert record)
Description
Battery-powered (two AAA batteries) plastic guitar-shaped toy.
Risk
The battery compartment can easily be opened without the use of any tools and the batteries inside are accessible. A child might put the batteries in the mouth and swallow them, causing choking or damage to the gastrointestinal tract. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 62115 and EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 31 Jan 2020
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00386/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00386/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00386/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-11 (XML)
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