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Zeeman Felt-tip pens water colour pens — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 24, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Zeeman Felt-tip pens water colour pens — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Zeeman Felt-tip pens water colour pens — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Zeeman Felt-tip pens water colour pens — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because at least 4 of the 18 available pens contain more than 5 mg/kg of benzene. The product does not comply with REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (04/04/2013)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (05/04/2013)

Product description

18 felt-tip pens in various colours, top and cap in the same colour as the pen. They are packed in a transparent plastic box with an adhesive sticker on the back bearing information such as the CE marking, barcode, batch and model number and warnings.

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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