
Finger paint
Magic Do - Tiger Zhou · Finger paints
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The orange paint contains formaldehyde (measured value: up to 958 mg/kg by weight). Formaldehyde is a skin sensitiser and can trigger allergic reactions and may cause cancer. The black paint contains methylisothiazolinone (MI) (measured values: up to 0.6 mg/kg by weight), which is forbidden in leave-on cosmetics. Dermal contact with MI containing products can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised persons.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN-71-1, -2, -3 and -7.
Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace 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
- Set of 12 finger-paint 30-ml bottles (2 blue, 1 sienna, 1 black, 2 red, 3 yellow, 1 green, 1 white, 1 orange). Sold online, in particular via Amazon. ASIN: B093KYQLDM, B06Y61WN7Q and B072MQ3HBX.
- Packaging
- Cardboard package.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01212/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-21
- Published
- 24 May 2023
- Modified
- 9 June 2023
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