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Children’s Xylophone Musical Instrument Learning Toy with Mallets — choking & suffocation risk

UK OPSSSerious riskChokingSuffocationSold on WishMar 19, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Children’s Xylophone Musical Instrument Learning Toy with Mallets — choking & suffocation risk
Photo from the official notice: Children’s Xylophone Musical Instrument Learning Toy with Mallets — choking & suffocation risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

The pegs holding the keys in place detached under tensile forces of up to 60 N which is below the permissible minimum force of 90N. The small part can be detached by a child and is capable of fitting in a small parts cylinder, presenting a serious risk of choking for children. The plastic packaging bags average plastic sheeting thicknesses of 0.024 mm and 0.025 mm, less than the prescribed minimum thickness and presenting a risk of suffocation. This product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.

Remedy

The product has been recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users
  • Removal of listing by online marketplace

Product description

Guitar shaped wooden xylophone with metal keys and two wooden mallets, packaged in plastic cellophane.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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