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Felt-tip pens – Grafix Kids

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 2 Jul 2009In the weekly report of 3 Jul 2009 (week 25, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Felt-tip pens
Brand
Grafix Kids
Brand as notified
Grafix kids
Type / model
4 009017 050578 Article No 706019
Description
20 felt-tip pens in a transparent pack.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains benzene. The felt component in the black pen was found to contain 29.8 mg benzene/kg and the yellow pen 13.7 mg benzene/kg (limit value: 5 mg/kg of the weight of a toy). According to Directive 67/548/EEC, benzene is a Category 1 (R 45) carcinogen, a Category 2 (R 46) mutagen and poisonous (R 48/23/24/25).
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0866/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0866/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-25 (XML)
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