EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Set of acrylic paints YIPINXUAN “Acrylic colours” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00181/24
Summary
There is an excessive migration of aluminium from the paints, in particular the blue paint, is too high (measured value up to 4834 mg/kg).Aluminium is toxic for children if ingested. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with European standard EN 71-3
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
- Pack of 10 tubes of 12ml of acrylic colours with a brush, a palette and a pencil.
What is the risk?
- There is an excessive migration of aluminium from the paints, in particular the blue paint, is too high (measured value up to 4834 mg/kg).Aluminium is toxic for children if ingested. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with 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: 30/10/2023
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 ↗