Letterbox Lab – Experimental toy set
Name: Explore Box 9 Chain Reactions
Category: 10
Date: 2025-03-21
Product Category: Toys
Risk Type: Choking, Injuries
Danger: The product contains water beads. The beads can be put into the mouth and swallowed by children. As the beads expand, it can cause fatal occlusion of the respiratory track or intestinal blockage.Moreover, the beads if swallowed in hydrated form, may block a young child’s airway, leading to choking. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: 28/01/2025
Description: Kids science kit for kids aged above six years, containing three experiments, one of which includes a small plastic bag of expanding water beads.
Notifying Country: United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
