InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Adar – Magnetic toy

Adar – Magnetic toy

Name: Magnetic Sticks

Category: 10

Date: 2026-05-01

Product Category: Toys

Risk Type: Injuries, Suffocation

Danger: The toy contains small magnets with a high magnetic flux (measured value up to 0.76 T²mm²). If a child swallows the magnets, they could attract one another causing intestinal blockage or perforation. Moreover, the bag of the packaging is non-permeable and its closing includes drawstrings. If a child plays with it and tightens the drawstrings, the material can cover the mouth and nose, causing the child to suffocate. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-1.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: 19/03/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 19/03/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 19/03/2026

Description: Magnetic toy consisting of 40 plastic magnetic blocks and 18 metal balls.

Notifying Country: Poland

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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