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Knight's sword (épée chevalier) — recall A12/1682/14

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · France · 2014-10-24 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/1682/14
Date of alert
2014-10-24
Country / jurisdiction
France
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
Boland
Product category
Toys
Product type
Plastic toy sword
Reported risk: The gold paint of the sword handle releases an excessive amount of copper (measured value: 65 545mg/kg).The cooper is toxic for children's health if it migrates in a child's saliva and is ingested.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Category of measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force
18/09/2014
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/134003

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