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Plastic water toy – Lena

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 20 Mar 2008In the weekly report of 21 Mar 2008 (week 11, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic water toy
Brand
Lena (3 alerts)
Type / model
Simm, article No 65545 and 65548, EAN 4006942655489
Description
Orange-coloured seahorse, approx. 14 cm in size; mechanical wind-up function for moving fins; article No 65545 in blister pack with Lena brand name and article No. 65548 in plastic bag with Simm brand name.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the orange paint is contaminated with up to 3 140 mg/kg of lead and up to 660 mg/kg of chromium.This product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0361/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0361/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-11 (XML)
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