Battery operated toys
Each year, Fair Trading inspectors conduct extensive surveys to ensure toys on sale do not have the potential to cause injury or even death to young children. Toys with small parts are a particular worry. Anything that can fit into a container for camera film has the potential to choke a child, especially those under 3 years.
The following unsafe battery operated toys were detected.
December 2011
View or download the list of unsafe battery operated toys December 2011 in PDF format (size: 335kb).
December 2010
View or download the list of unsafe battery operated toys December 2010 in PDF format (size: 438kb).
December 2009
View or download the list of unsafe battery operated toys December 2009 in PDF format (size: 306kb).
February 2009
View or download the list of unsafe battery operated toys February 2009 in PDF format (size: 89kb).
Top of pageDecember 2008
View or download the list of unsafe battery operated toys 2008 in PDF format (size: 689kb).
December 2007
View or download in PDF format the list of unsafe battery operated toys 2007 part 1 (size: 593kb) and part 2 (size: 963kb).
December 2006
View or download the list of banned battery operated toys 2006 in PDF format (size: 155kb).
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