A12/0933/1319 July 2013

Soap bubble toy

Unknown · Bubble

ToysMicrobiological

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

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What is the danger

The product poses a microbiological risk because the aerobic colony count in the soapy solution is too high (1300000 cfu/g).

Requirements breached

The product also poses a microbiological risk because the product contains a high level of Pseudomonas spp (63000 cfu/g) and 500 cfu/g of Enterobacteriaceae. The product does not comply with the Toys Safety Directive.

Measures taken

Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 July 2013

Product

Description: Soap bubble toy packed in a transparent orange plastic bottle with a screw top made of opaque yellow plastic.
Brand: Unknown
Model / type: Unknown
Batch: GTIN 4029069503006 (adhesive label)

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/0933/13 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2013-029
Published: 19 July 2013
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0660/13 from week 22 of 2013 has been permanently removed following further information received from the notifying country.<br/> Notification A12/0939/13 from week 29 of 2013 has been temporarily removed waiting for clarification concerning the risk assessment by the notifying authorities.