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Green slime with frog toy slime — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 18, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Green slime with frog toy slime — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Green slime with frog toy slime — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 881 mg/kg). 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

Product description

Transparent plastic container filled with green slime and a toy frog and eggs in plastic. The product was also sold online.

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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