
Toy slime
Poopsie · Unicorn crush
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Poland
What is the danger
The migration of boron from the toy is too high (measured value: up to 1536 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproductive system. In addition, the toy contains an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value: up to 0,80 mg/kg). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones, and it may cause cancer.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Warning consumers of the risks Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 5 July 2022
- Destruction of the product Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 5 July 2022
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 5 July 2022
Product
- Description
- Toy slime.
- Packaging
- A unicorn horn-shaped packaging.
- Brand
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01217/22 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2022-34
- Published
- 24 August 2022
- Modified
- 8 August 2023
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