Educational toy

What is the danger

Due to a short-circuit, the batteries can overheat and the plastic of the battery compartment can melt. Moreover, the battery compartment of the remote-control can easily be opened without use of any tools, giving access to the button cell batteries.

Requirements breached

A child may sustain burns from the overheating parts or put the batteries in the mouth and swallow them, which can cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 62115 and EN 71-1.

Measures taken

1. Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 26 November 2018

Product

Description

Kit for building a blue metal robot, supplied in a cardboard box with markings. Only model mBot V1.1 is affected and subject to this measure.

Brand

Makeblock

Model / type

FRA mBot V1.1-Blue (bluethooth version)