The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.
Children's Xylophone Musical Instrument Learning Toy with Mallets
Alert number
2101-0005
Product type
Toys - Toy Xylophone
Product identifiers
Packaging codes: @472816@ H5-b5-04, 2687576
Product description
Guitar-shaped wooden xylophone with metal keys and two wooden mallets, packaged in plastic cellophane.
Country of origin
China
Counterfeit
No
Risk level
Serious
Risk Type
Choking
Risk description
The pegs holding the keys in place detached under tensile forces of up to 60 N which is below the permissible minimum force of 90 N. 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. The product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.
Measures taken by economic operators
The product has been delisted by the online marketplace. The authority has required the recall of the product from end users.
Online marketplace
Wish
Notifier
Office for Product Safety and Standards
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