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Fidget pen magnetic toy — injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskInjuriesAug 16, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Fidget pen magnetic toy — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Fidget pen magnetic toy — injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Fidget pen magnetic toy — injuries risk

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

Hazard

The toy contains small magnets with a high magnetic flux. If a child swallows the small magnets, 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

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Distributor (30/07/2024)

Product description

Set consisting of one ballpoint pen made up of many individual parts (including thirteen individual, cylinder-shaped magnets), two refills, twelve balls and two attachments for using the touch function of touchscreens. Product sold online.

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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