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Marcos Toys Bubble Stick soap bubble toy — microbiological risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskMicrobiologicalMay 6, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Marcos Toys Bubble Stick soap bubble toy — microbiological risk
Photo from the official notice: Marcos Toys Bubble Stick soap bubble toy — microbiological risk
Photo from the official notice: Marcos Toys Bubble Stick soap bubble toy — microbiological risk
Photo from the official notice: Marcos Toys Bubble Stick soap bubble toy — microbiological risk

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

Hazard

The soap solution of the toy contains mesophilic aerobic bacteria (measured quantity up to 130000 cfu/ml). Moreover, one model (ref. 1638) contains also enterobacteriaceae (measured quantity up to 530 cfu/ml). When the solution comes in contact with the mouth, hands or eyes or is inhaled this might lead to contracting infections. The product does not comply with requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.

Measures taken

  • Import rejected at border — Other (07/04/2016)

Product description

1) Plastic tube filled with a soapy liquid for making bubbles. 2) Set of 4 plastic tubes ending in a spoon, a rake, a paddle and a sieve in the shape of a heart, filled with a soapy liquid for making bubbles. Packaging: a blister pack with cardboard back.

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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