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CRYSTAL SOIL - HELLO SUMMER toy slime — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalFeb 22, 2019
Photo from the official notice: CRYSTAL SOIL - HELLO SUMMER toy slime — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: CRYSTAL SOIL - HELLO SUMMER toy slime — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: CRYSTAL SOIL - HELLO SUMMER toy slime — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: CRYSTAL SOIL - HELLO SUMMER toy slime — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: CRYSTAL SOIL - HELLO SUMMER toy slime — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: CRYSTAL SOIL - HELLO SUMMER toy slime — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The migration of boron from the toy slimes is too high (measured value: up to 874 mg/kg for red). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their 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

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (04/12/2018)

Product description

Toy slimes in light blue or red colour with a plastic figure of a surgeonfish or a turtle in it. It is sold in a transparent plastic container with lid.

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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