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Glove puppet 'Devil' – Simba

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 2 Aug 2007In the weekly report of 3 Aug 2007 (week 30, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Glove puppet 'Devil'
Brand
Simba (21 alerts)
Type / model
Article No: 4585309, EAN 4006592453091
Description
One glove puppet in the form of a devil, plastic (coloured) head, rest made of black fabric with red fabric appliqué. The devil's cloak has two red triangles on the front.The packaging is predominantly red with a blue back side. The bottom of the packaging bears the packaging number 66661102 next to a sentence “Made in China”.
Risk
This product poses a chemical risk because azodyes were used in the manufacture process (372 mg/kg 4-aminoazobenzene (CAS No: 60-09-3) was found in the black fabric of the toy).Breakdown of one or more of the azo-groups can lead to the formation of one of the carcinogenic amines.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers by the importer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0738/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0738/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-30 (XML)
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