Watercolours
Sostrene Grene
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The migration of lead from the paint is too high (measured value up to 5.5 mg/kg). Lead is harmful to children as it can lead to developmental neurotoxicity. It accumulates in the body and may also affect their future progeny when breast-fed or unborn.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive nor with the REACH Regulation or the European standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 22 May 2025
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer
Product
- Description
- Plastic box containing twelve watercolour paints and one paint brush.
- Packaging
- Plastic film.
- Brand
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/02464/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-27
- Published
- 2 July 2025
- Modified
- 10 October 2025
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/02384/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the product identification. Notification SE/05125/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability. Notification SR/02436/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the measures taken. Notification SR/02458/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the measures taken.
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