
Soap bubbles
CASTELVEDERE · Unknown
ToysMicrobiological
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Italy
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The product poses a microbiological risk because the mesophilic aerobic microorganism count in the soapy water is too high (up to 2.1 x 100, 000) cfu/ml) while the threshold value is 1, 000. The soapy water contains also a very high quantity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (710, 000 cfu/ml). There is a risk of infection if the liquid is swallowed or comes into contact with the skin. One incident reported. The product does not comply with the Toys Safety Directive.
Product
- Description
- Sword containing liquid for making soap bubbles, available in various colours: red, green or blue. The article bears a label with the following text: 'toy unsuitable for children under the age of 36 due to the presence of small parts that could be inhaled or swallowed. Read and retain. Warnings: 'Do
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1390/12 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2012-037
- Published
- 6 September 2012
- Corrigendum
- <font color="#ff0000"><b>Corrigendum</b></font><br/> Notification A12/1283/12 from week 34 of 2012 has been removed from the RAPEX website because the measures were already notified (A12/1279/12- Week 34 of 2012)
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