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Slime Fish in the aquarium Tropical ocean slime toy — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 28, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Slime Fish in the aquarium Tropical ocean slime toy — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Slime Fish in the aquarium Tropical ocean slime toy — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value: 1653,2 mg/kg).Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproductive system. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (20/11/2020)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Retailer (20/11/2020)
  • Warning consumers of the risks — Retailer (20/11/2020)

Product description

Aquarium-shaped container with a plastic fish and a green twig.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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