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BARREL-O-SLIME toy slime — chemical risk (A12/0678/18)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 11, 2018
Photo from the official notice: BARREL-O-SLIME toy slime — chemical risk (A12/0678/18)
Photo from the official notice: BARREL-O-SLIME toy slime — chemical risk (A12/0678/18)
Photo from the official notice: BARREL-O-SLIME toy slime — chemical risk (A12/0678/18)

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

Hazard

The product contains boron (measured value: 3871 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor (02/04/2018)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (02/04/2018)

Product description

Black toy slime, packed in black plastic barrel (height: 4.5 cm, diameter: 4 cm), wrapped with transparent plastic film. Sold in a promotion box (30 pieces).

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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