Magnetic fishing toy

Unknown · Fishing Game

ToysChokingInjuries

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

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Requirements breached

The small magnet on the fishing rod has a high magnetic flux and can easily become detached. If a small child puts it in the mouth, it could cause choking. If the magnet is swallowed together with other metal objects, they could attract each other, causing intestinal blockage or perforation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive or European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 4 January 2017

Product

Description: Magnetic fishing game consisting of a plastic fishing rod with a magnet and plastic ducks, supplied in a blister package with cardboard back.
Brand: Unknown
Model / type: ITEM NO : CFO12661
Batch: 5420024131514; Batch 120694

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/0093/17 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2017-005
Published: 24 January 2017
Corrigendum: Corrigendum: Notification A12/0516/14 has been permanently withdrawn from report 2014-14 of 11/04/2014 at the request of the notifying authority as the affected products have not been put on sale.