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Set of “Cars” cars

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 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Set of “Cars” cars
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
NO 766
Description
Pack of plastic toy cars. The cars come in colours of red, orange, blue and black and include both cars and trucks. The front window pane has eyes. The cars are packed onto a cardboard (blister pack) pack which depicts a colourful landscape. The pack also shows warning signs, CE marked. <b>Toys are counterfeit.</b>
Risk
These products pose a chemical risk because it contains high levels of lead and chromium. The levels vary from 95 to 280 mg/kg for migrated chromium and from 499 to 1270 mg/kg for migrated lead. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor
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 0862/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0862/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-31 (XML)
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