Pepco pencil set — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 17, 2024

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

Hazard

The plastic pencil coating has an excessive amount of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 2.9% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, possibly by causing damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market — Manufacturer (04/04/2024)
Recall of the product from end users — Manufacturer (04/04/2024)

Product description

Colouring pencil set.

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.

Key facts

Brand	Pepco
Product	Pencil set
Model / type	344664, 347467, 349916, 351997, 596332, 599150, 599152, 599153
Batch	ORD00829198_01, ORD00829199_01 ORD00829200_01, ORD00829202_01,ORD00829203_01,ORD00829204_01, ORD00829205_01 ORD00829206_01, ORD00829207_01 ORD00829208_01 , ORD00829209_01, ORD00829210_01ORD00833250_01 ,ORD00833249_01, ORD00833248_01, ORD00833247_01 ,ORD00833246_01 ORD00833245_01, ORD00833244_01 ,ORD00833243_01 ORD00833242_01, ORD00833241_01, ORD00833240_01 ORD00833239_01ORD00872161_01 , ORD00872162_01ORD00872163_01 ,ORD00872164_01 , ORD00872165_01 ORD00872166_01 , ORD00872167_01, ORD00872168_01, ORD00872169_01 ,ORD00872170_01 ORD00872171_01 ORD00872172_01 ORD00892943_01, ORD00892942_01, ORD00892941_01, ORD00892940_01ORD00985858_01ORD00985859_01 , ORD00985861_01 ORD00985862_01ORD00985863_01 ,ORD00985866_01 ORD00985868_01ORD00985871_01 ,ORD00985873_01 ORD00985876_01ORD00985879_01 ,ORD00985881_01 ORD00985884ORD01038260_01 ,ORD01038261_01, ORD01038262_01 ,ORD01038263_01 ,ORD01038264_01, ORD01038265_01 ,ORD01038266_01 ,ORD01038267_01 ORD01040226_01,ORD01040225_01,ORD01040224_01,ORD01040222_01,ORD01040221_01,ORD01040220_01,ORD01040219_01ORD01040238_01,ORD01040237_01, ORD01040236_01, ORD01040235_01,ORD01040234_01, ORD01040233_01,ORD01040232_01,ORD01040231_01,ORD01040230_01,ORD01040229_01,ORD01040228_01,ORD01040227_01ORD01040243_01 ,ORD01040244_01 ORD01040245_01 ,ORD01040246_01, ORD01040247_01ORD01040248_01 ,ORD01040249_01 , ORD01040250_0
Category	Toys
Country of origin	China
Reported by	Poland
Risk level	Serious risk
Published	May 17, 2024
Case number	A12/01206/24