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Squeezable toy “Mesh Squish Ball”

Serious risk Microbiological

Published by Safety Gate 19 Mar 2020In the weekly report of 27 Mar 2020 (week 13, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Squeezable toy
Name
Mesh Squish Ball
Type / model
Item nº. 185060
Barcode
4036855850602
Barcodes listed
4 036855 850602 (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
4 036855 850602
Description
Squeezable toy in the shape of a ball. The product consists of a rubber casing filled with liquid and small coloured balls (also filled with liquid). The product claims to have stress relieving effects.
Risk
The outer rubber of the product easily breaks, releasing the internal liquid, which contains an excessive amount of mesophilic micro-organisms (measured value: 7800000 cfu/g), among which opportunistic pathogens resistant to multiple antibiotics.The leaked liquid could cause severe infections or even death in immunocompromised or debilitated individuals. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the importer · from 11 Mar 2020
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00475/20
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00475/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-13 (XML)
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