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Qsource Steckspiel-Holzzug ('Peg-in-hole wooden train') wooden toy train — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalNov 25, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Qsource Steckspiel-Holzzug ('Peg-in-hole wooden train') wooden toy train — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Qsource Steckspiel-Holzzug ('Peg-in-hole wooden train') wooden toy train — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Qsource Steckspiel-Holzzug ('Peg-in-hole wooden train') wooden toy train — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The amount of nickel released by the metal axles of the toy train is too high (measured value up to 5.15 µg/cm²/week). Nickel is a strong sensitizer and can cause allergic reactions if present in articles that come into direct and prolonged contact with the skin. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (20/10/2016)

Product description

A wooden train with a locomotive and two wagons with coloured wooden bricks, wheels fastened with metal axles.

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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