Magnetic toy

Magnastix · 88pcs play Magnet&Ball

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Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Lithuania

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Requirements breached

The product poses a risk of injuries (intestinal blockage) because the magnets have a high magnetic flux value and if more than one small magnet is swallowed they can be attracted to one another through the gut wall, causing perforation or blockage. One accident reported. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN71-1.

Measures taken

Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 29 May 2014

Product

Description: Magnetic construction toy in flexible plastic packaging with foam backing, placed in a cardboard box and covered with plastic film.
Brand: Magnastix
Model / type: ITEM NO.:MT01302
Batch: 4812501021868

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/0935/14 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2014-024
Published: 16 June 2014
Corrigendum: “Notification A12/0696/14 from week 20 of 23/05/2014 has been permanently removed following a new legal assessment by the notifying authorities.” "The risks and risk description of the notification A12/0770/14 published in the Report 21/2014 have been revised." "The product description and type/number of model information of the notification A12/0145/14 published in the Report 3/2014 have been revised."

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