Product Recall: Toy Xylophone (2012-0249)

Product recall for toy xylophone presenting a serious risk of choking.

Summary

Product: Toy Xylophone

Hazard: Product presents a serious choking risk due to detachable small parts which fit into a small parts cylinder.

Corrective action: Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Wish) and recall of the product from end users.

Product information

Type Toys - Musical Instruments
Packaging codes CF06951A1X01, B15-02-C-05, 10011592182, 200924-0152
Country of Origin China
Product description Wooden xylophone with eight coloured metal keys and two wooden beaters. Packaged in cellophane with music sheet in Chinese
Product Report and Image Link to product image and PDF

Hazard

Two of the pegs holding the keys in place detached under tensile forces of 70N and 76N, below the minimum permissible force of 90N. One of the spheres on the drumstick also detached under a tensile force of 63N less than the prescribed minimum. These small parts can be detached by children and are capable of fitting into a small parts cylinder, presenting a serious risk of choking.

This product does not meet the requirements of the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011.

Corrective action

The product has been recalled from end users.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).

Additional information

PSD case number: 2012-0249

Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards

Updates to this page

Published 25 March 2022