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Water wiggler “Water Snake”

Serious risk Microbiological

Published by Safety Gate 24 May 2022In the weekly report of 27 May 2022 (week 21, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Water wiggler
Name
Water Snake
Type / model
6434_A1
Barcode
4010070392444
Barcodes listed
4010070392444 (official alert record)
Description
Soft, flexible tube filled with a transparent liquid containing floating figures.
Risk
The liquid in the product is contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia (measured value 1800000 CFU/g). If the product is damaged fluid may leak out, infecting the user particularly in case of skin injuries. Burkholderia cepacia may cause infections such as pneumonia, wound infections and sepsis, especially in immunocompromised people. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the distributor · from 7 Apr 2022
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 7 Apr 2022
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00756/22
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00756/22
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-21 (XML)
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