Overview
- A squishy toy marketed as a 'Cool mix supergel' reportedly exploded on 24 July and sprayed gel that caused deep second-degree burns to an eight-year-old boy's face and chest.
- The child was transferred to the CHU de Lille burn unit and a skin graft was reported scheduled for 12 August.
- The Parquet de Saint-Omer opened a judicial investigation for "blessures involontaires" to establish how the incident happened and whether a product defect caused the injuries.
- The DGCCRF is analysing similar squishy toys, has urged parents not to heat or reproduce risky social-media experiments with these items, and advises checking CE marking and product integrity.
- Authorities note precedents of UK recalls for excessive benzene in comparable toys and say confirmed non-conformities could trigger market withdrawals or formal recalls that would affect retailers and consumers.