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Coloured pencil set – Disney, Rendez-Vous “Color Pencils 'POOH'”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 27 Feb 2017In the weekly report of 3 Mar 2017 (week 9, 2017)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Coloured pencil set
Brand
Disney (58 alerts), Rendez-Vous
Brand as notified
DISNEY / Rendez-vous
Name
Color Pencils 'POOH'
Type / model
314893
Batch
8430173148933
Barcode
8430173148933
Description
Pencil case containing pens, crayons, eraser, etc. The metal pencil case is yellow and has a picture of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet on it. There are 32 pieces: 12 coloured pencils, 6 oil pastels, 6 crayons, 6 coloured pens, 1 sharpener and 1 eraser.
Risk
null The pencil lead contains an excessive amount of : cadmium (pink, purple and dark blue pencils); zinc (dark green pencil); and lead (orange and purple pencils). A child playing with the pencils could put them in the mouth and ingest these chemicals.Cadmium is harmful to human health, because it accumulates in the body and can damage organs and/or cause cancer. Zinc can be toxic when exposure exceeds physiological needs. Exposure to lead can result in severe and irreversible neurotoxicity, particularly in the case of children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 71-3.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the importer · from 18 Nov 2016
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0268/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-009 (XML)
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