EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-47
GALT · Shocking Rocket and Explosive Experiments - "Fusée rusée" et "Expériences explosives"
The product poses a risk of injuries because of: - risk of the reservoir exploding while being put under pressure, - risk of falling and injury if the take-off during the launch phase goes wrong. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 28 November 2008
- Notifying authority
- France
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the manufacturer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1379/08
- Model
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Product description
The first box, "Fusée rusée" (English name: Shocking Rocket), contains a water rocket with a 300 ml water reservoir, the second, "Expériences explosives" (English name: Explosive Experiments), contains a water rocket with a 500 ml water reservoir and a chemistry experiment kit including a bottle of sodium tetraborate and a pair of glasses, described as protective glasses, with no CE mark.