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Spice bottles / Magic crystal mud toy slime — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalApr 29, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Spice bottles / Magic crystal mud toy slime — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Spice bottles / Magic crystal mud toy slime — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The migration of boron from the toy is too high (measured value up to 1440 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproductive system. Moreover the migration of cadmium from the toy is too high (measured value up to 3,16 mg/kg). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones, and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-3.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (24/03/2022)
  • Destruction of the product — Importer (24/03/2022)
  • Warning consumers of the risks — Importer (24/03/2022)

Product description

Toy slime with flamingo figurine.

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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