
Finger paint
Hema · Peinture à doigts
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product contains formaldehyde (measured value: up to 7255 mg/kg). Formaldehyde is a skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic reactions and may cause cancer.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive. nor with the European standard EN 71-7.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 27 January 2023
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 27 January 2023
Product
- Description
- Finger paint (blue, white, red, black, green, yellow). Product also sold online.
- Packaging
- Paint packaged in six small plastic pots of 80ml. The six pots are packaged in cardboard packaging
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00466/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-10
- Published
- 2 March 2023
- Modified
- 23 March 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/00515/23 has been withdrawn.
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