CONSUMERS

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The top part of the bikini has functional cords to be tied at the back.
The cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Bikini with floral pattern for 7/8 year old girls. The top part of it has pink frills and functional cords to be tied at the back.

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value: 529 mg/kg).
Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.

Product: Toy slime with a flexible, plastic octopus figurine.

Risk type: Strangulation

Risk: There are drawstrings with free ends in the hood.
The drawstrings may become trapped during varous activities of the child, leading to strangulation.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Children’s sweatshirt with different patterns (elephant head or sunglasses) and with drawstrings with free ends in the hood.

Risk type: Injuries, Strangulation

Risk: The drawstrings in the neck area may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation.
In addition, the drawstrings in the waist area are too long and could become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Blue sweatshirt with white stripes on the sleeves and pockets, intended for 8 year old children. This garment bears functional cords, with free ends, along with 3D embellishments, in the neck and waist area.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The bikini top bears functional cords to be tied at the back.
These cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Bikini intended for 8/10 year old girls. Both parts have multicoloured zigzag line patterns. The upper part bears functional cords to be tied at the back.

Risk type: Choking

Risk: Due to its characteristic form, appearance, colour and size, this product may be mistaken for a foodstuff and small parts can be easily detached from it.
This may lead consumers, and specially children, to put them in the mouth and ingest them, which could entail the risk of choking.

The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation of with the requirements of the Food imitating Products Directive.

Product: Bath product in the shape of a cupcake.

Risk type: Choking

Risk: Parts of the kitchen play set can break (the sugar bowl) or detach (handles of the knives and the stem of the tomato), generating small parts. The teapot lid is also a small part.
If a child puts the small parts in the mouth, they could block the airways.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Product: Kitchen play sets with different accessories (one with toy foodstuffs and one with tea accessories), supplied in a blister pack.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The cords at the back of the bikini top can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.
The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Pink bikini decorated with frills, intended for 8 year old girls. The upper part of the bikini bears functional cords to be tied at the back.

Risk type: Entrapment, Injuries

Risk: The wheels can detach, leaving a protruding part accessible. The steering column can detach and there are accessible gaps between the wheels and the body of the toy.
A child could fall, especially on the protruding end which could cause injuries. The gaps may result in the entrapment of fingers.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Product: Plastic ride-on toy (bicycle) with a red body, yellow saddle, black wheels and blue handlebars, steering tube, intended for children less than 36 months or weighing less than 20 kg.

Risk type: Electric shock

Risk: The different plugs can be opened at the same time and are connected electrically. Single-pole insertion of a plug is possible.
If one of the plugs or one pin is inserted in a socket, the user could touch the pins of the other plug or the remaining pin and receive an electric shock.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive, the relevant European standard EN 60950 and national standard BS1363.

Product: International travel adaptor with fold-out plugs and output ports for AC plugs and USB connections.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The top part of the bikini set has functional cords to be tied at the back area.
The cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Bikini intended for 4 year old girls. Both upper and lower parts of the set are pink and decorated with frills and flower shapes. The upper part bears functional cords to be tied at the back.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The functional cords in the waist area are too long.
The cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Short denim jumpsuit for 4 year old girls. This garment has functional cords with three dimensional embellishments in the waist area.

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The plastic material of the doll contains di (2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 12.7 % by weight) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value: 0.16% by weight).
These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Product: Plastic doll with accessories, supplied in a colourful cardboard box with window.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The jumpsuit has drawstrings in the waist area.
These can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European Standard EN 14682.

Product: Red jumpsuit intended for 6 year-old girls decorated with multicoloured tassels. The garment has decorative cords longer than 14 cm at the front in the waist area.

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The amount of chromium (VI) in the leather parts of the skirt is too high (measured value up to 43 mg/kg).
Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Product: Leather skirt with decorative rivets and a zip-fastener in the middle, with textile parts.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: Incorrect engine oil software has been installed, which means that there is no detection of oil temperature above a certain threshold.
As a consequence, the oil pan might deform due to excessive engine oil temperatures and engine oil could leak and fall onto the road, posing a risk for following traffic.

Product: Light commercial vehicle.

Risk type: Electric shock

Risk: The electrical insulation of the charger is inadequate.
The user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60950.

Product: USB charger, sold in a printed, partially transparent, cardboard box.

Risk type: Strangulation

Risk: There are drawstrings in the chest/shoulder area.
The drawstrings can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Jumpsuit in blue and pink on a white background, intended for 6-year-old girls.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: This dress has a functional cord to be tied at the back.
The cord can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: White sleeveless dress with lace decoration for 1-year-old girls.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The crimp connection of the front seat belt buckles may be loose.
As a consequence, the seat belt buckles may separate from the seat frame in the event of an accident.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: Due to excessive internal pressure, the housing of the driver airbag gas generator can burst when the airbag is activated.
This can cause the occupants of the vehicle to be injured by metal splinters.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The navigation software may be faulty, storing the wrong location of the vehicle.
As a result, when the emergency call system (eCall) is used, the location communicated to the emergency centre might not correspond to the current vehicle location. In such cases, emergency services would not be correctly directed to the vehicle.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The front deck is not waterproof and water can drop onto the wiper link.
As a consequence, the wiper link ball joint may corrode and cause excessive wear of the resin part of the ball joint. The wiper link may detach itself and the windshield wipers may become inoperative.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The steering gear housing may be defective.
As a result, oil could leak and the power steering support may be reduced.

Product: Passenger car

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The oil pump sprocket might not be correctly screwed on.
The oil supply to the engine may not be guaranteed and the motor might stall unexpectedly.

Product: Motorcycle

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The cords at the back of the bikini top can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.
The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Bikini intended for 6/8 year old girls. Both upper and lower parts have blue and white stripes. The upper part bears functional cords to be tied at the back.

Risk type: Strangulation

Risk: The garment is produced with functional cords with free ends in the upper area to be tied around the neck.
The cords in the neck area may become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to strangulation.

Product: Girls' floral swimsuit, intended for 7/8 year olds, decorated with tassel trims in the waist area. This bathing suit bears functional cords with free ends to be tied in the upper neck area.

Risk type: Chemical, Choking

Risk: When swallowed, button cells can trigger the generation of sodium hydroxide in the body. Sodium Hydroxide is a highly corrosive substance. Exposure to sodium hydroxide leads to severe burns and tissue damage.
Moreover, the button batteries and a piece of foam rubber can be easily detached from the toy. A small child could put either of them in the mouth and choke.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

Product: Plastic book with pictures of animals for babies. Inside one of the pages there is a case with two button cells CR 1220. The product packaging reads "Battery powered 3 x Button Cell LR55".

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The product contains more than the maximum permitted amount of nicotine (announced value 100 mg/ml) and is presented in a container that is too big.
Nicotine is acutely toxic and can endanger the user's safety, notably if the product comes into contact with the skin or is ingested.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU).

Product: E-cigarette liquid in a brown plastic bottle (250 ml) with a white plastic cap.

Risk type: Injuries

Risk: The top part of the bikini has functional cords to be tied at the back.
The cords can become trapped during various activities of a child, leading to injuries.

The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.

Product: Red and blue bikini with a heart-pattern for 6/8 year old girls. The top part of the bikini set has decorative frills and functional cords to be tied at the back.

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The plastic material of the doll's leg contains 2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 1.2 % by weight).
This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Product: Plastic doll packaged in a cardboard box with plastic window.