Water wiggler
Water Snake
ToysMicrobiological
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The liquid in the product is contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia (measured value 1800000 CFU/g). If the product is damaged fluid may leak out, infecting the user particularly in case of skin injuries. Burkholderia cepacia may cause infections such as pneumonia, wound infections and sepsis, especially in immunocompromised people.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 7 April 2022
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 7 April 2022
Product
- Description
- Soft, flexible tube filled with a transparent liquid containing floating figures.
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00756/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-21
- Published
- 24 May 2022
- Modified
- 22 September 2023
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