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Liquid hourglass – Tobar “Penguin Desk Toy”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 22 Feb 2024In the weekly report of 23 Feb 2024 (week 8, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Liquid hourglass
Brand
Tobar (6 alerts)
Name
Penguin Desk Toy
Type / model
21969
Barcode
5038728122990
Barcodes listed
5038728122990 (official alert record)
Description
Hourglass with two liquid phases, one non-coloured oil-based phase and one blue water-based phase. Penguin figurines float on the water-based phase.
Risk
The oil-based liquid is toxic when aspired. If the timer breaks, there is a risk that a child tastes it and if it enters the airways, it can produce chemical pneumonia. This product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 5 Dec 2023
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 21 Jun 2023
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00369/24Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00369/24Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00369/24Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00369/24
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00369/24
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-8 (XML)
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