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Wax crayons. – SaKOTA “Wax crayons (voskové pastelky).”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 19 Jul 2007In the weekly report of 20 Jul 2007 (week 28, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wax crayons.
Brand
SaKOTA (6 alerts)
Brand as notified
SaKOTA.
Name
Wax crayons (voskové pastelky).
Type / model
CFA 0944, EAN: 5997875709440.
Description
Twelve varicoloured wax crayons are packed in a cardboard box with an opening for suspension at the top. Their size is 10x11,5x0,9 cm. At the front side there are a picture of a bee, a name of a product in four languages – Slovak, Czech, Hungarian and Polish, type and logo SaKOTA®. On the back, there are logo SaKOTA®, distributors for the Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, origin, notice “It does not contain toxic substances”, pictogram of age group, CE mark, www.sakota.com, EAN and trade name: "North&South Inc., U.S.A".
Risk
This product poses a risk to children because yellow crayon contains 1556,1 mg/kg of plumbum (Pb) and 93,8 mg/kg of chrome (Cr), which exceeds the limit values of 90mg/kg for Pb and 60mg/kg for Cr. This product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the European standard for toys EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary actions taken by the distributor: stop of selling, withdrawal from the market and information to consumers
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0698/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-28 (XML)
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