Wooden toy train
Qsource · Steckspiel-Holzzug ('Peg-in-hole wooden train')
ToysChemical
- Notifying country
- Germany
Requirements breached
The amount of nickel released by the metal axles of the toy train is too high (measured value up to 5.15 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: 20 October 2016
Product
- Description
- A wooden train with a locomotive and two wagons with coloured wooden bricks, wheels fastened with metal axles.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1520/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-047
- Published
- 15 November 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1375/16 - Report-2016-043 has been modified pending clarification of the brand name.
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