EU Safety Gate · Report-2006-40
Percussion caps “Percussion caps / 8-shots”
This product poses a risk of damage to sight and burns for children because when shooting, there are in irregular intervals flames coming out of the percussion caps in the ring and there are glowing residues of the paper plug covering the explosive mixture and the rest of the plug. These percussion caps are specifically designed for use in toys. Incidents of burns in fingers have been reported. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
- Published
- 13 October 2006
- Notifying authority
- Czechia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Sales ban ordered by the authority.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0654/06
- Model
- 0221
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8590884103031
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Burns, Damage to sight
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Thirty slots of 8-shot percussion caps in a ring packed in a paper cylinder.