
Squeezable toy
Mesh Squish Ball
ToysMicrobiological
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
What is the danger
The outer rubber of the product easily breaks, releasing the internal liquid, which contains an excessive amount of mesophilic micro-organisms (measured value: 7800000 cfu/g), among which opportunistic pathogens resistant to multiple antibiotics. The leaked liquid could cause severe infections or even death in immunocompromised or debilitated individuals.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 11 March 2020
Product
- Description
- Squeezable toy in the shape of a ball. The product consists of a rubber casing filled with liquid and small coloured balls (also filled with liquid). The product claims to have stress relieving effects.
- Packaging
- Each individual product is sold inside mesh net and packed collectively in a rectangular cardboard box containing twelve units.
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00475/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-13
- Published
- 19 March 2020
- Modified
- 7 September 2020
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