Mile Armée - Pistolet de combat toy gun — injuries risk

Hazard

The kinetic energy of the ejected plastic parts (the purple plastic projectiles) is too high. This can cause injuries, especially to the face and eyes. Improvised projectiles, such as pencils or pen cartridges can also be fired in a dangerous manner, which can also cause injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

• Recall of the product from end users — Importer (16/08/2023)
• Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (16/08/2023)

Product description

Toy machine gun with foam darts sold with two types of projectile: yellow foam darts with a suction cup at the front and smaller darts made of soft purple plastic.