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MOSAIC FACTORY tiles — chemical & health risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOther health riskApr 11, 2025
Photo from the official notice: MOSAIC FACTORY tiles — chemical & health risk

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Hazard

The tiles have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.39 % by weight)and pose a risk of lead poisoning for anyone coming into contact with them (by progressive exposure once the tiles have been laid, by leaching, particularly if the glazing is incomplete or irregular, by short-term exposure during the cutting and laying of tiles), and by the dust contained in lead and released during the cutting of the tiles. Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the Construction Product Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other (02/05/2025)

Product description

Green zellige-type tiles. Product sold online, in particular via carreaux-zellige.com and Amazon.

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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