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Bendable Ball Pen – House And Home

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 3 Jul 2008In the weekly report of 4 Jul 2008 (week 26, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Bendable Ball Pen
Brand
House And Home
Brand as notified
HOUSE AND HOME
Type / model
PLU 202060. 5 029551 276936
Description
Novelty flexible ballpoint pens in the form of snakes and lizards, dimensions: 20cm x 1cm, packed individually in blister packs on cardboard.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the body of the snake pen contains more than 1% by weight of di-2-ethyl-hexylphthalate (DEHP) and more than 1% by weight of DI-ISO Decyl Phthalate. According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC, certain phthalates in toys are prohibited.
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 0711/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0711/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0711/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-26 (XML)
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