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Boland Knight's sword (épée chevalier) plastic toy sword — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 24, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Boland Knight's sword (épée chevalier) plastic toy sword — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Boland Knight's sword (épée chevalier) plastic toy sword — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The gold paint of the sword handle releases an excessive amount of copper (measured value: 65 545mg/kg).The cooper is toxic for children's health if it migrates in a child's saliva and is ingested.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (18/09/2014)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (18/09/2014)
  • Destruction of the product — Other (18/09/2014)

Product description

Plastic toy sword with a gold-coloured handle and a precious blue stone and silver blade, sold without packaging.

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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