Choking

Toy gun with darts

X MAN, Special Mission Police
Toy gun with darts
Case number
0449/08
Category
Toys
Type / Model
EAN 5900363172541; No B 842
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇵🇱 Poland
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2008-04-25

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of choking due to the inappropriate size of the darts with suction cups, which are only 32-33 mm long instead of the required 57 mm minimum.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The set consist of a gun made of silver and black plastic, 4 darts made of orange plastic with suction cups, and a dartboard made out of black, red, white and blue plastic. The packaging is a transparent, plastic blister pack attached to colourful cardboard, with the following inscriptions and markings: CE mark, the name of the toy “set with a gun”, the name and address of the importer, “Made in China”, EAN number, pictogram concerning age 0-3 restriction, “WARNING CHOKING HAZARD. Small parts; not for children under 3 years."