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Published by Safety Gate 9 Mar 2006In the weekly report of 10 Mar 2006 (week 9, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Pencils with eraser.Type/model: Code: 8711295530890.Description: The product (set) consists of 4 coloured pencils, with erasers in forms of various animals. On the backside, it bears a symbol indicating that this product is not intended for children under the age of 3 years.
Risk
The erasers contain 25.1 m/m% Bis-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, (DEHP) which is classified as mutagenic and toxic to reproduction in concentration more than 0.5 m/m%. Therefore, they should not be placed on the market for public use.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by retailer
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0134/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0134/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-9 (XML)
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