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Fiesta Guirca Archer fancy-dress costume — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalApr 4, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Fiesta Guirca Archer fancy-dress costume — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Fiesta Guirca Archer fancy-dress costume — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The migration of chromium VI from the toy is too high (measured value: 0.57 mg/kg).Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer.Moreover, the migration of lead from the surface material is too high (measured value: 116 mg/kg). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, and can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (03/03/2025)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (27/02/2025)
  • Warning consumers of the risks — Other (02/05/2025)
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other (02/05/2025)

Product description

Archer costume consisting of a pair of trousers, a shirt and two belts. All batches are affected. Product sold online, in particular via 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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