Pencil case “Pencil case”
Serious risk Chemical, Environment
- Product
- Pencil case
- Name
- Pencil case
- Description
- Pencil case, in PVC-plastic, decorated with printed flowers. Product sold online, in particular via Temu (Product identifier: 601099571521140).
- Risk
- The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values: 14.66% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. Additionally, the product contains cadmium (measured value: 0.034% by weight). Exposure to cadmium is harmful for human health, because it accumulates in the body and can damage organs and/or cause cancer.Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: 0.27% by weight). SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
- Measures
- Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 10 Jan 2025
- Online marketplace
- Temu
- Notifying country
- Norway
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
- Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.
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