Skip to content

Acquarelli automobile water colour paint set — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 15, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Acquarelli automobile water colour paint set — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Acquarelli automobile water colour paint set — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material in the paintbrush contains an excessive amount of DEHP (di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate) (measured value: 0.45%). This phthalate may harm the health of children causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The dark brown paint contains manganese (measured value: 4777 mg/kg) that exceeds the migration limit for toys. Ingestion or inhalation of an excessive amount of manganese may harm the health of children by damaging their nervous system.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Retailer

Product description

Plastic paint palette in the shape of a car containing water colours and a paintbrush.

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.

Recent alerts in this category

See all →