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Maracas – Boland “Unknown”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 24 Jul 2014In the weekly report of 1 Aug 2014 (week 30, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Maracas
Brand
Boland (6 alerts)
Name
Unknown
Type / model
00276, 00277, 44405, 26607
Batch
8712026002761, 8712026002778, 712026444059, 8712026266071
Barcode
8712026002761, 8712026002778, 8712026266071
Description
Maracas in seven different colours (white, black, blue, red, yellow, green and pink).
Risk
null The products pose a risk of choking because the halves of the rattles, when opened, can release small balls that can be swallowed by small children. Furthermore, the handle of the rattle is too long: children may put it in the mouth where it may get stuck and obstruct the airways.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 8 Jul 2014
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Cyprus
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1165/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1165/14Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1165/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1165/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-030 (XML)
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