
Finger paint
Finger painting
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product has excessive concentrations of methylisothiazolinone (MI), methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), and benzisothiazolinone (measured values up to: 12.1 mg/kg, 19.6 mg/kg and 13.1 mg/kg, respectively). MI, MCI and benzisothiazolinone are strong sensitisers and 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 71-7.
Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 24 February 2023
Product
- Description
- 12 tubes of washable finger paint, for children. Colours: white, red, orange, blue, sky blue, violet, brown, light green, black, pink, yellow. Product sold online.
- Packaging
- Transparent plastic tubes.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01392/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-25
- Published
- 15 June 2023
- Modified
- 15 June 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/01395/23 has been withdrawn.
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