Magnetic fishing toy

DAMERIK · Fishing Ducklings

ToysChokingInjuries

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

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Requirements breached

The end of the fishing rod breaks easily, releasing a small magnet with a high magnetic flux. A small child could put it in the mouth and choke. Moreover, if a child swallows the magnet and other metallic objects, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN71-1.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 16 November 2016

Product

Description: Magnetic fishing game consisting of a puzzle with magnetic parts (5 pieces in the shape of ducks) and two wooden fishing rods, packed in a cardboard box.
Brand: DAMERIK
Model / type: 1302024 / Batch 140521302024
Batch: 8435404805692

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1554/16 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2016-048
Published: 23 November 2016
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1499/16 in Report-2016-046 has been updated with complementary information on the product's traceability. The risk descriptions of notifications A12/1358/16; A12/1359/16; A12/1360/16; A12/1364/16; A12/1367/16; A12/1368/16, A12/1487/16; A12/1488/16 published in Report-2016-046 and Report-2016-043 have been updated in accordance with the responsible authority. Notification A12/1043/16 in Report-2016/033 has been downgraded to Article 11 following a re-assessment of the risk level by the notifying authority. The new notification number is A11/0115/16.