Educational toy – Makeblock “mBot”
Serious risk Burns, Chemical
- Product
- Educational toy
- Brand
- Makeblock
- Name
- mBot
- Type / model
- FRA mBot V1.1-Blue (bluethooth version)
- Description
- Kit for building a blue metal robot, supplied in a cardboard box with markings. Only model mBot V1.1 is affected and subject to this measure.
- Risk
- Due to a short-circuit, the batteries can overheat and the plastic of the battery compartment can melt. Moreover, the battery compartment of the remote-control can easily be opened without use of any tools, giving access to the button cell batteries. A child may sustain burns from the overheating parts or put the batteries in the mouth and swallow them, which can cause damage to the child’s 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
- Import rejected at border · ordered on the importer · from 26 Nov 2018
- Notifying country
- France
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
- Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.
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