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Toy car "friction power" – WIL

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 3 Apr 2008In the weekly report of 4 Apr 2008 (week 13, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Toy car "friction power"
Brand
WIL (2 alerts)
Type / model
TY2409
Description
Model toy car in blue and white box with transparent plastic top and front. Yellow/orange/green toy colours failed testing.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains high levels of lead and chromium on bodywork of cars. The levels of lead vary from 1820ppm to 3647ppm compared with the required limit of 90ppm. The levels of chromium vary from 317ppm to 343ppm compared with the required limit of 60ppm.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0385/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0385/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0385/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-13 (XML)
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