
Wooden toy car
Besttoy
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The amount of nickel released by the tyre rivets of the toy car is too high (measured value up to 2.63 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitizer and can cause allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 24 March 2016
Product
- Description
- Red wooden toy car with light-coloured wheels; wheels fixed with metal rivets.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0460/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-016
- Published
- 12 April 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0427/16 published in report n°14 of 08/04/2016 has been updated at the request of the notifying authority in order to clarify that the product is counterfeit. Information on product identification (brand, product name) in notification A12/0394/16, published in report n° 13, has been updated upon request of the notifying authorities.
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