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Finger painting — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJun 23, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Finger painting — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Finger painting — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product has excessive concentrations of methylisothiazolinone (MI), methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), and benzisothiazolinone (measured values up to: 12.1 mg/kg, 19.6 mg/kg and 13.1 mg/kg, respectively).MI, MCI and benzisothiazolinone are strong sensitisers and can provoke allergic contact dermatitis to sensitised persons. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive, nor with the European standard EN 71-7.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Retailer (24/02/2023)

Product description

12 tubes of washable finger paint, for children. Colours: white, red, orange, blue, sky blue, violet, brown, light green, black, pink, yellow. Product sold online.

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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