Pencils
Disney · Colored Scented Pencils
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Spain
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The pencils contain an excessive amount of lead (measured value: 22.1 mg/kg). A child using the pencils could put one in his/her mouth and suck on it and then the lead would enter the child’s body. Exposure to lead can result in severe and irreversible neuro-behavioural and neuro-developmental effects to which children are particularly sensitive. The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standards EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 21 August 2017
Product
- Description
- Five scented, coloured pencils in a cardboard box featuring an image from the Disney cartoon "Frozen".
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1599/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-046
- Published
- 13 November 2017
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/286145
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