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Desert Eagle toy gun set — choking & injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChokingInjuriesDec 6, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Desert Eagle toy gun set — choking & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Desert Eagle toy gun set — choking & injuries risk

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

Hazard

The foam projectiles can break easily, creating small parts with suction cups. The kinetic energy of the projectiles fired from the toy gun is too high and can lead to eye injuries. A child playing with the toy may put the projectile in the mouth in order to wet it before shooting. If it breaks, the suction cup could obstruct the airways.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Measures taken

  • Destruction of the product — Importer (08/11/2019)
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Importer (08/11/2019)

Product description

Black, plastic toy gun which shoots with water bullets (two bags ready for use and one bag of dry hydro-gel balls) and with three foam projectiles. Packaged in plastic blister 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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