EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Finger paint ökoNORM “Fingerforben” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01088/25
Summary
The migration of aluminium from the toy is too high (measured value: 560 mg/kg). 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.
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Product
- A set of four finger paint bottles of 150 g. It includes the colours blue, red, yellow and green. Product sold online, in particular via Allegro, Amazon and youdoit.fr
- Recall information: https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr
What is the risk?
- The migration of aluminium from the toy is too high (measured value: 560 mg/kg). 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): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 30/12/2024
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 28/03/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 02/05/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 02/05/2025
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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