Bow and arrows set

Unknown · INDIAN ARCHERY

ToysInjuries

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

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Requirements breached

The kinetic energy of the arrows fired from the bow is too high which can lead to injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 December 2014
Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 9 December 2014
Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 9 December 2014

Product

Description: The set includes a plastic bow, three arrows with suction cups, a plastic knife and a case for arrows. Packed in a cardboard blister.
Brand: Unknown
Model / type: No. 2398 (on the packaging), Art. 054851 (on the label)
Batch: 8590687054851

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/0159/15 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2015-005
Published: 2 February 2015
Corrigendum: The notification A12/1537/14 published on the RAPEX report no. 39 in 2014 has been withdrawn upon request of the notifying authority as the risk has been reconsidered after additional testing.