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Xin Anda / Happy Star Gitara na baterie ('Battery guitar') toy guitar — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationApr 14, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Xin Anda / Happy Star Gitara na baterie ('Battery guitar') toy guitar — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Xin Anda / Happy Star Gitara na baterie ('Battery guitar') toy guitar — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Xin Anda / Happy Star Gitara na baterie ('Battery guitar') toy guitar — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Xin Anda / Happy Star Gitara na baterie ('Battery guitar') toy guitar — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The straps do not have a quick release mechanism which could lead to strangulation when worn around the neck. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (09/02/2017)

Product description

Toy guitars made of coloured plastic material, powered by batteries. Depending on model there are several buttons emitting sound when pressed. To each guitar there is a strap attached (length approx. 660 mm). The products are supplied in a cardboard box.

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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