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Toy putty Crazy Aarons “Mini Electric Thinking Putty” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01085/20
Summary
The migration of boron from the toy putty is too high (measured value: 2442 mg/kg).Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproductive system. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.
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Product
Toy putty — Crazy Aarons
- Brand
- Crazy Aarons
- Name / model
- Mini Electric Thinking Putty · NF003, Neon Flash
- Batch number(s)
- All batches are affected
- Category
- Toys
- 13 grams of orange toy putty.
What is the risk?
- The migration of boron from the toy putty is too high (measured value: 2442 mg/kg).Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproductive system. 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 taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 09/07/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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