A12/1851/1419 November 2014

Toy musical instruments

Bullycan · Music Toys

ToysChoking

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Spain
Counterfeit: No

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Requirements breached

The toy may easily break releasing small parts. Children can put them into the mouth and choke on them. Furthermore, the handle of the maracas is too long: children may put it in the mouth where it may get stuck and obstruct the airways. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 7 October 2014

Product

Description: Musical set composed of four sky-blue instruments (tambourine, castanets and a pair of maracas), with stickers showing pictures of cats, illustrated with the legend "Happy" or "Drum bell". Blister packaging and plastic, showing the words “Music Toys”.
Brand: Bullycan
Model / type: 8804-A Lot.n°:1110/9001124
Batch: 84134191125493

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1851/14 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2014-047
Published: 19 November 2014
Corrigendum: The notification A12/1778/14 published on the RAPEX report n. 45 of 14/11/2014 has been updated with the inclusion of additional items and the corresponding photos.