
Magnetic balls
Neocube 5 mm - original / Neocube v dárkovém balení
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Czechia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The toy is made of small parts (balls) with a high magnetic flux. A child may put them in the mouth and ingest them, which may lead to choking if they enter the airways. If various are swallowed, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation.
Risk
Internal injuries/organs (digestive tract).
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Retailer
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 6 May 2022
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 10 May 2022
Product
- Description
- Ball cube consisting of 216 magnetic balls with a size of 5 mm each, arranged in the shape of a cube with 36 balls per side. Product sold online.
- Packaging
- The product is inserted in a plastic box and is placed in a foam case in a tin box with a lid with a transparent window.
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01006/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-28
- Published
- 14 December 2023
- Modified
- 14 December 2023
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