Aachen - A music toy from McDonald's alsGratisbeigabe for children, according to test results of the Aachen University RWTH too loud - and could cause harm to the child's hearing.
"The measured decibel levels are shockingly high," Behler sagteGottfried Acoustic Institute of the Rheinisch-WestfälischenHochschule. McDonald's was to the colorful devices wieHandys look and play music hits to pull out of circulation.
However, a spokesman for the fast-food chain of the AP said that the "Mega Music" toys were "tested in the harshest possible conditions" voneinem renowned laboratory and eingestuftworden as safe.
The safety of children, however, stands in first place, betonteMcDonald's spokesman Alexander Schramm. Daherdringenden The company saw a need for clarification and have already made contact with the Aachen Institute.
There were kept in plastic devices - directly ansOhr - measured by a continuous level of more than 100 decibels and einzelneSpitzenwerte of even up to 112 decibels been wieWissenschaftler Behler said.
According to nichtüberschritten German Spielgeräteverordnungdürfe but at "ohrnahen devices," a level of 90. For lagendie McDonald's responsible for testing levels, however at 64 to 79 decibels - in a proximity to the ear vonrund 2.5 cm, said Schramm.
RWTH staff advised parents to be cautious: "The getestetenGeräte are a potential risk to hearing of the children." McDonald's made parts, he asked: "Who is responsible forthe feels what he distributed, which should attract such a toy from demVerkehr. Given that, as an accompaniment to look at a menu, ausgehändigtenSpielzeuge like mobile phones, they invite Behler contends that children dazuein to listen to the music directly on the ear. To adjust not lassesich.
