
Toy slime
Unknown · Barrel O Slime
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 396 mg/kg mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system.
Requirements breached
Moreover, the total count of mesophilic aerobic bacteria in the product is too high (measured quantity: 300000 cfu/ml). There is a risk of contracting infection as the product may come into contact with open wounds, mouth, hands or eyes. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor
Product
- Description
- Transparent plastic jar containing a viscous pink paste.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1537/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-042
- Published
- 15 October 2018
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