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Fibre-tip pens – TipTop

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 7 Aug 2008In the weekly report of 8 Aug 2008 (week 31, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Fibre-tip pens
Brand
TipTop (5 alerts)
Type / model
66630
Barcode
4044186666304
Barcodes listed
4 044186 666304 (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
4 044186 666304
Description
30 fibre-tip pens in 24 apparently different colours, barrel and top in the relevant colour, with black end cap.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the benzene content in the ink of the individual fibre-tips exceeds the maximum limit of 5 mg/kg for toys (Benzene levels of up to 64 mg/kg was detected).
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market 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 0829/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0829/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0829/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0829/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-31 (XML)
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