by The City Police seized toys and cosmetic products for an approximate value of 32 million pesos in 19 inspections carried out in the microcenter and in the neighborhood of Once. The articles had no supporting papers and it was investigated whether they were toxic for use. Among what was seized, there was a large quantity of Funko Pop trout dolls.
According to what the Buenos Aires security force itself reported, about a joint work with the Government Control Agency (AGC), the operation was based on hindering the marketing of toys that did not comply with control standards and certificatesas well as products makeup “with danger of toxicity”.
The miles of articles seized included products that did not comply with the legal control requirements and lacked the Safety and Toxicity certificate, which is why the Specialized Fiscal Unit in Environmental Matters (UFEMA), headed by Carlos Rolero Santurain, arranged the inspections in twelve locations party favors, polirrubro and toy stores.
In each of the raids, the officers had the advice from the Argentine Chamber of the Toy Industry regarding which elements were in irregular condition, while ANMAT officials also intervened to identify the merchandise lacking control by the authorities, strictly speaking, trout.
A few hours before the arrival of Christmas, five of the inspections took place the florida pedestrian and a sixth in Lavalle at 900.
The other thirteen procedures were carried out in the Once commercial area: two on Larrea at 300, Azcuénaga at 200, Uriburu at 400, in Lavalle at 2300 and 2400; two in Bartolomé Miter at 2300, two in Sarmiento at 2300 and 2400 and the others in Perón at 2300 and 2400.
As a result of the massive search for irregular products for sale, a total of 7,139 articlesbetween toys, stuffed animals, keychains and apocryphal cosmetics from brands such as Lego, Funko Pop, Minionsthat did not have their security seal or data from the importer or manufacturer.
Furthermore, they seized 32,587 balloons that did not have safety documentation to be handled, and whose latex is potentially dangerous for minors due to its toxicity; 115 smoke flares; and 35 apocryphal perfumes using recognized brands.
Minutes were also drawn up for different contraventions to the different locations, of which one was closed for not complying with the necessary security measures and having a qualification that does not correspond to the items marketed.
The authorities reported that the managers of the premises, most of them foreigners, of Chinese and Peruvian nationalities, were notified to appear before Justice, for failing to comply with articles 201 and 289 of the Penal Code, on crimes against health and trademarks. . .
What are funkos, the fury dolls that seized trout
medium barely 9 centimeters high, but their large heads stand out above the rest of their figure. Hay from diego maradona and Axl Rose (Guns n’ Roses singer) even superheroes and horror movie characters, such as Deapool, Chucky or IT, the evil clown.
They were born more than a decade ago in the United States and in the run-up to Christmas 2023 they were “protagonists” of an operation in Once and downtown in which a large number of trout units were kidnapped.
The line was born in 2010 as Force 2.0, dolls with giant eyes and features typical of the Funko company comic, created in 1998 by a twenty-something American named Mike Becker.
Becker realized that there were old franchises that remained in people’s hearts even though they were not current and whose rights could be bought for cheap.
So, it started with a line of toys called Wacky Wobblers, which rescues retro characters, and then added new products. He never imagined that the Force 2.0 would be his most popular creation.
Shortly after they would be renamed “Pop!” and today they are so well known that for many they are called funkos.
