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Magnetic putty – Cra-Z-Geezer's “Cra-z-Geezer's Thinking Putty / Hand Gum”

Serious risk Choking, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 13 May 2019In the weekly report of 24 May 2019 (week 21, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Magnetic putty
Brand
Cra-Z-Geezer's
Brand as notified
Cra-z-Geezer's
Name
Cra-z-Geezer's Thinking Putty / Hand Gum
Type / model
31111
Batch
7340181905446
Barcode
7340181905446
Description
In the metal tin there are magnetic putty with a small strong silver magnet, two plastic googly eyes and a plastic orange nose. The colours of the putty are black, green and purple. One putty is called Cra-z-Geezer's Hand Gum and the other is called Cra-z-Geezer's Thinking Putty.
Risk
The product contains a magnet which is a small part and has a high magnetic flux. A small child could put the magnet in the mouth and choke on it. If a child swallows the small magnet and other metallic objects, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 21 Mar 2019
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 21 Mar 2019
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0774/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0774/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0774/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-021 (XML)
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