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Felt-tip pens – Tiptop

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 10 Apr 2008In the weekly report of 11 Apr 2008 (week 14, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Felt-tip pens
Brand
TipTop (5 alerts)
Brand as notified
TIPTOP
Type / model
Article No. 66618. EAN code: 4044186666182.
Description
18 different coloured felt-tip pens; body and top in the respective colour; black cap.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the individual felt-tips (e.g. dark blue, dark orange) contain excessive levels of benzene: up to 20 mg/kg (limit value of 5 mg/kg).
Measures
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0394/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0394/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-14 (XML)
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