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Magnetic balls “Neocube 5 mm - original / Neocube v dárkovém balení”

Serious risk Choking, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 14 Dec 2023In the weekly report of 15 Jul 2022 (week 28, 2022)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Magnetic balls
Name
Neocube 5 mm - original / Neocube v dárkovém balení
Type / model
BY - 1C5NI
Batch numbers
  • 121120
  • 62620
(official alert record)
Batch as notified
12112062620
Description
Ball cube consisting of 216 magnetic balls with a size of 5 mm each, arranged in the shape of a cube with 36 balls per side. Product sold online.
Risk
The toy is made of small parts (balls) with a high magnetic flux. A child may put them in the mouth and ingest them, which may lead to choking if they enter the airways. If various are swallowed, 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
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the importer · from 10 May 2022
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 6 May 2022
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the retailer
Notifying country
Czechia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01006/22Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01006/22Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01006/22
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01006/22
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2022-28 (XML)
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