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Wooden toy set “Hammer and nails game”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 8 Oct 2018In the weekly report of 12 Oct 2018 (week 41, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wooden toy set
Brand
Unknown
Name
Hammer and nails game
Batch
4012093692426
Barcode
4012093692426
Description
Wooden toy consisting of flat wooden pieces in various colours and shapes, metal nails, a wooden hammer, rectangular particle board made of cardboard, supplied in a cardboard box.
Risk
The product emits high concentrations of formaldehyde into the ambient air (measured value up to 981 mg/kg). Formaldehyde can cause skin irritation when in contact with the skin and is carcinogenic. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 31 Jul 2018
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1494/18Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1494/18Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1494/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1494/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-041 (XML)
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