On 15 April 2016, Defected Products Administration Center of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) released news that 12 toy manufacturers in Guangdong and Shanghai had voluntarily submitted recall plan to the provincial Quality and Technology Supervision Bureau where they are located for filing, and it decided to recall 7,397 toys.

The 12 toy businesses involved will eliminate safety hazards by refund, replacement and supplementing warnings.

Here are some details for your information:

S/N

Name

Model/specification

Tel.

Description of defects

Bathing suits

32069 /17’’*12

021-69135811

The product contain detachable safety belt and can lead to small parts. It poses choking hazard if any ingestion or inhale of small parts by children as no warning available.

Jeff Joyful inserting building blocks

6720

400-886-8828/ 400-820-6590

“ Safety warning such as “Danger”, “Warning” or “Caution” shall be in size of smaller than 10.5 pt in bold.

Electrical-driven tricycles for children

SR002

13291444555

1. The average thickness of plastic film for auto parts packaging is 0.032mm not complying with the relevant requirement (larger than 0.038mm), posing suffocation hazard for children; 2. The gap between the front wheel and the body is between 5mm and 12mm, posing entrapment hazard for children; 3. The font and size of warning does not comply with relevant requirement.

Coloured rubber bands

17104

0769-87689222

The font and size of warning does not comply with relevant requirement.

Baby walkers

316

0757-86866800

The products are lack of the following warning on any plastic bag or film: THE PLASTIC BAG SHALL BE AWAY FROM BABIES TO AVOID SUFFOCATION.

Baby walkers

8026

13690822051

The height from the lowest part of the seat to the ground is less than 160 mm, which cannot protect babies from injuries if they fall during movement due to the height.

Projectile airplane unit

LLB-8103

13570453484

1. Protrusion is present after tensile test posing hazard to pricking the skin; 2. The projectile part bears no warning, which does not comply with relevant rules on projectile.

Sword unit

HD-15082

13809675178

The projectile part bears no warning, which does not comply with relevant rules on projectile.

Shooting games Toy guns

JY648R

13829430444

The projectile is small part, posing choking hazard if any ingestion or inhale of small parts by children.

Relax bear toys

RC21607

18946990280

The accessory (fish) can entirely fit in the small part cylinder but with no warning available. So it poses choking hazard if any ingestion or inhale of small parts by children.

Air soft guns

S032-001

13729244699

The kinetic energy for projectiles is 0.23J/cm2, exceeding 0.16 J/cm2. It poses potential and unforeseeable hazard caused by firing projectiles.

Walkie-talkie for parents & children

LJ8845

13729225188

Elevated temperature test and creepage distance do not comply with relevant requirement. It may cause fire or impact children’s safety due to misuse or component failure.

Having attached great importance to the quality and safety of children’s products, AQSIQ often conduct random inspection on products regularly or from time to time. However, non-compliant products will be withdrawn from the market or destructed, and violating businesses will be punished. C&K Testing advises producers to strengthen quality control to avoid losses by product testing.