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Adar Music Guitar toy guitar — strangulation risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskStrangulationJul 20, 2018
Photo from the official notice: Adar Music Guitar toy guitar — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Adar Music Guitar toy guitar — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Adar Music Guitar toy guitar — strangulation risk
Photo from the official notice: Adar Music Guitar toy guitar — strangulation risk

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

Hazard

The toy guitar is equipped with a strap intended to be worn fully or partially around the neck. The strap can get trapped during various activities of a child and create a loop around the child's neck. The absence of a quick release mechanism enabling the child to detach the strap can lead to strangulation.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 (17/05/2018)
  • Corrective actions: removal of strap from the guitar — Importer (17/05/2018)

Product description

Toy guitar in the form of a bear made from coloured plastic material, with a strap attached. The guitar is powered by batteries and packed 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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