
Spinning top with slime
TOI-TOYS · KNOCKHEAD! PUTTY & SPINNING TOP
ToysChemical
- Notifying country
- Luxembourg
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 879 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their 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
- Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product Compulsory measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 28 November 2018
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 7 January 2019
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 7 January 2019
Product
- Description
- Spinning top in transparent plastic with faces printed on the side. The top contains a sticky toy slime which is accessible by removing the top's cap. The colour of the slime varies between models.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0109/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-004
- Published
- 18 January 2019
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum: Notification A11/0077/18 from Report-2018-039 has been updated to clarify the risk.
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