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Teman Belajar JUMBO pencil set — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalDec 15, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Teman Belajar JUMBO pencil set — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Teman Belajar JUMBO pencil set — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The green pencil contains an excessive amount of lead (measured value: 19.5 mg/kg). A child using the pencils could put one in his/her mouth and suck on it and then the lead would enter the child’s body. Exposure to lead can result in severe and irreversible neuro-behavioural and neuro-developmental effects to which children are particularly sensitive.The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standards EN 71-3.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (29/09/2017)

Product description

Pencil set consists of 12 coloured pencils. Packaging: red cardboard box with tiger head design.

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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