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Animal world musical toy — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentApr 12, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Animal world musical toy — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Animal world musical toy — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Animal world musical toy — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Animal world musical toy — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The battery compartment can easily be opened without the use of any tools, leaving batteries accessible. A child may take a damaged or leaking battery and suffer burns due to the leaking chemical products.Four solders in the toy contain an excessive amount of lead and cadmium (measured values up to: 54 % and 0.34% by weight respectively). Lead and cadmium pose a risk to the environment.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, the relevant European Standard EN 62115 and the Commission Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive).

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (23/03/2019)

Product description

Plastic electric organ with coloured buttons that emit or play melodies when pressed. The toy is powered by three 1.5V AA batteries. Sold 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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