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Crayon set Primark “DTR Glow in the Dark Colouring Set” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03418/25
Summary
The migration of strontium and aluminium from the toy is too high (measured values: 5200 mg/kg and 3370 mg/kg, respectively). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of strontium may harm the health of children by irritating their skin and affecting the normal development of their skeleton. Aluminium is toxic for children if ingested. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety…
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Product
- A glow-in-the-dark crayon set featuring a Nightmare Before Christmas theme, complete with colouring sheets.
- Recall information: https://www.primark.com/help/s/article/Product-Safety-Recall---Glow-in-the-Dark-Pens?language=en
What is the risk?
- The migration of strontium and aluminium from the toy is too high (measured values: 5200 mg/kg and 3370 mg/kg, respectively). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of strontium may harm the health of children by irritating their skin and affecting the normal development of their skeleton. Aluminium is toxic for children if ingested. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety directive nor with the European standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 15/09/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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