
Toy slime
Unknown · Barrel-o-slime
ToysChemical
- 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 4263 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 11 October 2018
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 11 October 2018
Product
- Description
- Toy slime in a cardboard box containing 12 units (2 blue, 2 red, 2 purple, 2 green, 2 black, 2 yellow) or 24 units (4 blue, 8 yellow, 6 red, 6 green)
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1609/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-044
- Published
- 26 October 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1511/18 from Report-2018-042 has been updated to modify the name, type and model.
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