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Powco Bath Toys Water Music — choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingFeb 14, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Powco Bath Toys Water Music — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Powco Bath Toys Water Music — choking risk
Photo from the official notice: Powco Bath Toys Water Music — choking risk

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

Hazard

The plugs for fixing the "sound bars" to the base can easily become loose. These small parts can be placed in the mouth by children, posing a risk of choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (11/11/2013)

Product description

Bath toy in the form of a xylophone made of different coloured foam, with different coloured "sound bars". The xylophone is packed in a transparent blister on cardboard with the following inscriptions: "Bath Toys" / "Water Music".

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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