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Set of plastic cars

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 31 Jul 2008In the weekly report of 1 Aug 2008 (week 30, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Set of plastic cars
Brand
TOYS
Type / model
No 526-8p ; EAN 8713145152689
Description
A set of 8 colourful plastic cars packed in a plastic bag closed by a carton label. The cars have the following names: “Gallop”, “Power 36”, “Fast 6”, “Super”, “Racing 8”, “R5R”, “King”.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the yellow and green coloured plastic contain excessive levels of lead and chromium:- 375 mg/kg of lead in green and 433 mg/kg of lead in yellow despite a limit of 90 mg/kg; - 97.9 mg/kg of chromium in yellow despite a limit of 80 mg/kg.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Sales ban ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Czechia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0817/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0817/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0817/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0817/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0817/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-30 (XML)
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