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Editions Valoire-Estel Boîtes de crayons bois wooden pencil set — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 11, 2018
Photo from the official notice: Editions Valoire-Estel Boîtes de crayons bois wooden pencil set — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Editions Valoire-Estel Boîtes de crayons bois wooden pencil set — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The black pencil tip contains lead (measured value: 83 mg/kg). The pencil tip can be broken and ingested if a child puts it in the mouth. Exposure to lead is harmful for human health and can cause developmental neurotoxicity.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (26/03/2018)

Product description

Wooden case with a ruler on the sliding top, containing 6 coloured pencils (red, orange, blue, black, green and yellow).

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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