Fancy-dress costume

Rubies · Déguisement sorcière lumineuse/twinkle witch

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Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: France
Counterfeit: No

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What is the danger

The migration of chromium VI from the toy is too high (measured value up to 0.44 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can 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

Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 18 July 2025

Product

Description: Orange, black and green witch’s costume with a skirt which lights up and a black hat. All batches are concerned.
Packaging: Plastic bag.
Brand: Rubies
Model / type: 883153
Barcode: 088302831535208830283153693527079079425352707907943235270790848013527079084818
Batch: All

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: SR/02857/25 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2025-32
Published: 30 July 2025
Modified: 11 September 2025
Corrigendum: OR/00124/25: an additional measure was added to the notification following instructions from the notifying authority. Notification SR/02854/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. SR/02904/25: an additional measure was added to the notification following instructions from the notifying authority.