EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Coloured pencil set DISNEY / Rendez-vous “Color Pencils 'POOH'” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0268/17
Summary
null The pencil lead contains an excessive amount of : cadmium (pink, purple and dark blue pencils); zinc (dark green pencil); and lead (orange and purple pencils). A child playing with the pencils could put them in the mouth and ingest these chemicals.Cadmium is harmful to human health, because it accumulates in the body and can damage organs and/or cause cancer. Zinc can be toxic when exposure exceeds…
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Coloured pencil set — DISNEY / Rendez-vous
- Brand
- DISNEY / Rendez-vous
- Name / model
- Color Pencils 'POOH' · 314893
- Batch number(s)
- 8430173148933
- Category
- Toys
- Pencil case containing pens, crayons, eraser, etc. The metal pencil case is yellow and has a picture of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet on it. There are 32 pieces: 12 coloured pencils, 6 oil pastels, 6 crayons, 6 coloured pens, 1 sharpener and 1 eraser.
What is the risk?
- null The pencil lead contains an excessive amount of : cadmium (pink, purple and dark blue pencils); zinc (dark green pencil); and lead (orange and purple pencils). A child playing with the pencils could put them in the mouth and ingest these chemicals.Cadmium is harmful to human health, because it accumulates in the body and can damage organs and/or cause cancer. Zinc can be toxic when exposure exceeds physiological needs. Exposure to lead can result in severe and irreversible neurotoxicity, particularly in the case of children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 18/11/2016
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗