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Referee Kit – Pen@lty Zone “Referee Set”

Serious risk Choking, Damage to hearing

Published by Safety Gate 18 Jul 2018In the weekly report of 27 Jul 2018 (week 30, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Referee Kit
Brand
Pen@lty Zone
Name
Referee Set
Batch numbers
Batch: 2046170 Barcode: 42424001281000000200 (official alert record)
Batch as notified
Batch: 2046170Barcode: 42424001281000000200
Description
Football referee set consisting of two cards (one red and one yellow) and a whistle with lanyard. The kit is sold in a cardboard and plastic blister pack.
Risk
The sound pressure level of the toy is too high (>125 dB). This could lead to permanent impairment of hearing. In addition, the whistle can easly detach from the lanyard. A child could put it in the mouth and choke on it.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 25 Jun 2018
Notifying country
Austria
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1008/18Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1008/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1008/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-030 (XML)
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