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Finger paint Mes belles couleurs “Gouaches aux doigts” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/03374/24
Summary
The white, blue, red and black paintings have an excessive concentration of methylisothiazolinone (MI)(measured values: up to 2.8 mg/kg). MI causes severe skin burns and eye damage (if in contact with the eyes), and may cause an allergic skin reaction. In addition, the green painting has an excessive concentration of formaldehyde (measured value: 0.25 mg/kg). Formaldehyde is a skin sensitiser and can trigger…
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Product
Finger paint — Mes belles couleurs
- Brand
- Mes belles couleurs
- Name / model
- Gouaches aux doigts · A6250FLBMBC
- Batch number(s)
- 202J20102
- Barcode
- 3760002573915
- Category
- Toys
- A set of six finger paint bottles of 250 ml. It includes the colours white, blue, yellow, red, black and green.
What is the risk?
- The white, blue, red and black paintings have an excessive concentration of methylisothiazolinone (MI)(measured values: up to 2.8 mg/kg). MI causes severe skin burns and eye damage (if in contact with the eyes), and may cause an allergic skin reaction. In addition, the green painting has an excessive concentration of formaldehyde (measured value: 0.25 mg/kg). Formaldehyde is a skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic reactions and may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standards EN 71-3 and EN 71-7.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 30/09/2024
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 30/09/2024
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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