Austria

Ice axe

Year: 
2016
Week: 
28
Product: 
Tour Lite Telescope
Brand: 

Due to errors in the manufacturing process, the connection between shaft and head (pick) may not be adequate. As a result, the head may become detached from the shaft during use. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.

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Motorcycle

Year: 
2016
Week: 
25
Product: 
250 SX-F, 250 SX-F Factory Edition
Brand: 

The connecting rod can fail prematurely and break in certain situations where stress is applied, which may cause a loss of control of the vehicle.

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Ascender

Year: 
2016
Week: 
20
Product: 
Index

The rivets attaching the toothed cam to the ascender body may not have been fitted correctly. The cam and indeed the entire ascender may therefore become detached from the rope. There is also a risk that the rivets which attach the safety catch to the toothed cam have not been fitted correctly, thus increasing the risk that the ascender may become detached from the rope. If the ascender becomes detached from the rope, the user could fall from a height resulting in serious or fatal injury. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.

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Via ferrata set

Year: 
2016
Week: 
20
Product: 
Easy Rider and Iron Cruiser

The safety stitching may be missing. This would cause the immediate failure of the product when loaded. The user could consequently fall from a height resulting in serious or fatal injury. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.

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Toy police set

Year: 
2016
Week: 
17
Product: 
SUPER POLICE
Brand: 

The suction cups can be easily detached from the projectiles and could be put in the mouth by a child and block the airways. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

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Carabiner / quickdraw

Year: 
2016
Week: 
11
Product: 
Wiregate Carabiners, Solid Gate Carabiners, Locking Screwgate Carabiners

A defect in the gate of the carabiner could cause the carabiner to fail or function incorrectly. As a consequence, the user could fall from a height. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.

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All-purpose mat

Year: 
2016
Week: 
8
Product: 
Universale Allzweckmatte
Brand: 

The plastic in the mat contains 0.36% by weight short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).

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