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Finger paints – Creathek “Wasserlösliche Fingermalfarben”

Serious risk Microbiological

Published by Safety Gate 1 Sep 2021In the weekly report of 3 Sep 2021 (week 35, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Finger paints
Brand
Creathek
Brand as notified
CREATHEK
Name
Wasserlösliche Fingermalfarben
Type / model
633 09 508
Barcode
4018501049547
Barcodes listed
4018501049547 (official alert record)
Description
Water-soluble finger paints, yellow (produced 12-01-126/2020-01) and blue (produced 18-01-121/2020-01), both in 150 g plastic containers, in sets of four finger paints (colours: yellow, red, blue and green).
Risk
Contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been detected in the yellow and the blue paints (measured value: 240000 cfu/g). There is a risk of contracting infections as the paint may come in contact with the mouth, hands and eyes or with skin which is already damaged. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market
  • Recall of the product from end users
Recall page
https://www.vedes-gruppe.de/presse/produkt-rueckrufe/item/153-rueckruf-fingerfarben-von-creathek
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01258/21Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01258/21
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01258/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-35 (XML)
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