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Workbench and tool set - Bricolage & Tool – Xiong Cheng

Serious risk Chemical, Suffocation

Published by Safety Gate 28 May 2009In the weekly report of 29 May 2009 (week 20, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Workbench and tool set - Bricolage & Tool
Brand
Xiong Cheng
Brand as notified
Xiong cheng
Type / model
57008
Description
A plastic toy imitating a black and orange coloured workbench with orange plastic tools. The set is packed in a transparent bag inside a cardboard box.
Risk
The product poses: - a chemical risk because of excessive migration of toxic heavy metals. In particular, the migration of chromium (Cr) is 166 mg/kg (maximum allowed limit 60 mg/kg) and of lead is 1471 mg/kg (maximum allowed limit 90 mg/kg), - a risk of suffocation, because the plastic bag which is located inside the packing (with perimeter more than 380 mm) is less than 0.038 mm thick, which is the minimum limit allowed. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0687/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0687/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-20 (XML)
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