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MEDITO Magnetic fishing toy magnetic toy — injuries risk

EU Safety GateOther risk levelsInjuriesOct 20, 2023
Photo from the official notice: MEDITO Magnetic fishing toy magnetic toy — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: MEDITO Magnetic fishing toy magnetic toy — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: MEDITO Magnetic fishing toy magnetic toy — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The product can easily break into small parts with a high magnetic flux. If a child swallows them, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor (21/06/2023)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (21/06/2023)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (21/06/2023)
  • Destruction of the product — Distributor (21/06/2023)

Product description

Magnetic fishing toy, which consists of 5 kinds of plastic fish with metal nose, 1 plastic fishing rod with magnet.

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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