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Wooden box of wooden building blocks – HKE

Serious risk Chemical, Choking

Published by Safety Gate 8 Feb 2007In the weekly report of 9 Feb 2007 (week 5, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wooden box of wooden building blocks
Brand
HKE (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
HKE GmbH
Type / model
Article Dc009B; EAN 4025818050401
Risk
This toy poses a serious chemical risk because the amounts of formaldehyde released by the wooden box and the building blocks exceed the limit value of 110 mg/kg of formaldehyde over 24 hours:- wooden box: 233.8 mg/kg of formaldehyde released over 24 hours;- building blocks: 687.9 mg/kg of formaldehyde released over 24 hours.This toy also poses a serious risk of choking because the building blocks fit completely into the small parts cylinder.This product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0134/07Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0134/07Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0134/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0134/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-5 (XML)
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