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EU Safety Gate · Report-2014-042

Boland · Knight's sword (épée chevalier)

The gold paint of the sword handle releases an excessive amount of copper (measured value: 65 545mg/kg). The cooper is toxic for children's health if it migrates in a child's saliva and is ingested. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.

Published
24 October 2014
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): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 18/09/2014 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 18/09/2014 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Destruction of the product. Date of entry into force: 18/09/2014

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1682/14
Model
Unknown
Batch
EAN 8712026 440310
Check-digit validated barcodes
8712026440310
Category
Toys
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Plastic toy sword with a gold-coloured handle and a precious blue stone and silver blade, sold without packaging.