Wood pencil set
Stenzer · Stenzer Buntstifte, 12er-Pack
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
There is an excessive migration of lead from the lead and coating of the pencils (measured values up to: 1442 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
A child using the pencils could put one in the mouth and suck on it and become exposed to lead. 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 standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 21 August 2019
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 21 August 2019
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 21 August 2019
Product
- Description
- 12 coloured pencils in a cardboard box with viewing window
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1446/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-040
- Published
- 24 September 2019
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1154/19 has been temporarily withdrawn from report 2019-31 of 02-08-2019 at the request of the notifying authority while waiting for the results of new tests on the product.
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