Water bullet gun
Unknown · Crystal Fighter
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Poland
What is the danger
The bullets expand in size by more than 50% when placed in water.
Requirements breached
If the small bullets are put into the mouth by children and swallowed by children, they could expand causing fatal occlusion of the respiratory tract or intestinal blockage. 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 Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 9 August 2018
Product
- Description
- Plastic, battery-powered, toy gun which shoots water bullets. The bullets need to be soaked in water before shooting. Packed in a cardboard box with a plastic window.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1309/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-037
- Published
- 7 September 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1059/18 published on report 31-2018 of 03/08/2018 and withdrawn temporarily at the request of the notifying country has been re-published in the same weekly report following analysis of new tests that the authority has considered confirm the risks linked to the product.
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