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Toy slime “Barrel O Slime” — risk: chemical, microbiological
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1537/18
Summary
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 396 mg/kg mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system. Moreover, the total count of mesophilic aerobic bacteria in the product is too high (measured quantity: 300000 cfu/ml).There is a risk of contracting infection as the product may come into contact…
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Product
Toy slime
- Name / model
- Barrel O Slime · LG9018
- Batch number(s)
- lot 205AO17152
- Category
- Toys
- Transparent plastic jar containing a viscous pink paste.
What is the risk?
- The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 396 mg/kg mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system. Moreover, the total count of mesophilic aerobic bacteria in the product is too high (measured quantity: 300000 cfu/ml).There is a risk of contracting infection as the product may come into contact with open wounds, mouth, hands or eyes.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): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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