
Magnetic toy
Plastwood · Supermag
ToysInjuries
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Notifying country
- Lithuania
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. In addition the product poses a risk of choking. 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: 27 May 2014
Product
- Description
- Magnetic construction kit packed in cardboard box covered with plastic film.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1012/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-026
- Published
- 25 June 2014
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0755/14 published in report 21 of 30/05/2014 has been updated following additional information received from the notifying Member State concerning the production period of vehicles affected by the recall. Notification A12/0903/14 published in report 24 of 20/06/2014 has been updated following information received from the notifying Member State concerning the affected batch number.
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