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Wooden toy, alphabet abacus

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 1 May 2008In the weekly report of 2 May 2008 (week 17, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wooden toy, alphabet abacus
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
Art. 4173; Bar code 8 013512041739
Description
Packed in cardboard boxes, the toy consists of an upper part of three rows of letters in alphabetical order and a lower part of three rows of coloured beads comprising the abacus. The beads are coloured blue, red and yellow. At the side of the lower part there is a clock with a smiling face.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the levels of lead and chromium in the paint are higher than the maximum permitted limits:- lead 1260 mg/g + 2.4 mg/kg (limit 90 mg/kg ),- chromium 185 mg/kg + 1.0 mg/kg (limit 60 mg /kg )The product does not comply with the Toys Directives and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Import rejected by the customs authorities
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0487/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0487/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-17 (XML)
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