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Bath toy — choking & damage to hearing risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingDamage to hearingSuffocationJan 7, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Bath toy — choking & damage to hearing risk
Photo from the official notice: Bath toy — choking & damage to hearing risk
Photo from the official notice: Bath toy — choking & damage to hearing risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The instruments can easily break, resulting in small parts. A small child may put them in the mouth and choke.The sound pressure level is too high. Consequently it can cause damage to hearing. The plastic bag of the packaging is too thin. If a child plays with the packaging, the plastic can cover the mouth and nose, causing the child to suffocate. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

Bath toy instrument (water flutes). Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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