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Wooden toys - domino stones – Playtastic

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 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wooden toys - domino stones
Brand
Playtastic
Brand as notified
PLAYTASTIC
Type / model
4022107037440
Description
250 painted wooden domino stones, approx. 2 x 4 cm in size. Colours: red, green, blue, yellow and natural. Also unpainted and untreated wooden components for building obstacles, an untreated wooden bar with bells and a white fabric bag.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the wooden toy gives off a strong odour causing throat irritation due to formaldehyde release 24 times higher than the permitted level.The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market, recall from consumers and destruction of the products 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 0840/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0840/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0840/08Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0840/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0840/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-31 (XML)
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