EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-26
RE.EL TOYS · Soap bubble toy - "Tante bolle Ciuf Ciuf"
The product poses a microbiological risk because the microbial count of aerobic mesophilic bacteria was 5.0×106 CFU/ml. The solution also contains:- Achromobacter xylosoxidans (opportunistic pathogen); - Gram-negative bacteria, indicating the possible presence of enteric bacteria.
- Published
- 02 July 2010
- Notifying authority
- Italy
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0979/10
- Model
- Barcode 8001059006199
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8001059006199
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Microbiological
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
The product is a red plastic train. The wheels (front ones smaller than the rear ones) are yellow, and the front of the train, the roof of the cabin, the cover of the boiler (which has yellow inserts) and the mechanism that moves the wheels are all blue. There is a working yellow light on the front of the train. Coloured stickers on the side are illustrated with pictures of soap bubbles and the words "Ciuf Ciuf" ("choo choo!") and "Tante Bolle" ("lots of bubbles"). Next to the boiler is a pin with a plastic ring on the end. The package containing the train also includes the container of soap solution, which is red with a white cap.