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Sewing machine safety alert: chemical risk

Sewing machine
Image: France via EU Safety Gate

What's being recalled

Pink plastic toy sewing machine. It comes with accessories: tape measure, fabric, spools of thread.

Packaging: Cardboard box.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/03144/26

Product name on the item: Beauty Sartorius series - Fashionable girls

Type or model: 2030

Batch: E -18-01-0604, I523686, PI260617-2312

The hazard

The screw that secures the battery compartment is not captive. If the screw is lost when the batteries are being changed, the cover of the battery compartment could be removed easily. If a child puts the batteries in the mouth, the batteries can overheat and release electrolyte which can be ingested by the child and cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 62115.

What to do

Removal from online marketplace (voluntary, other).

Warning consumers of risks (voluntary, other).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by France via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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