Skip to content

Finger paints – Tapioca “Finger paints”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 17 Oct 2019In the weekly report of 25 Oct 2019 (week 43, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Finger paints
Brand
Tapioca
Brand as notified
TAPIOCA
Name
Finger paints
Type / model
CT 02659
Batch
Batch A 17171 - Gen Code: 8014966391388
Barcode
8014966391388
Description
Set of six transparent plastic tubes, containing finger paint (white, yellow, orange, red, blue, green colours) packed in a cardboard box with transparent plastic window.
Risk
The white finger paint releases an excessive amount of 4-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR)(measured value: 1,2 mg/ kg). NMOR is a nitrosamine, which may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to it when touching or putting the product in the mouth.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-12.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1587/19
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1587/19
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-043 (XML)
    the copy this page was built fromCC0 1.0