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SaKOTA. Wax crayons (voskové pastelky). wax crayons. — chemical risk (0698/07)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJul 20, 2007

Hazard

This product poses a risk to children because yellow crayon contains 1556,1 mg/kg of plumbum (Pb) and 93,8 mg/kg of chrome (Cr), which exceeds the limit values of 90mg/kg for Pb and 60mg/kg for Cr. This product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the European standard for toys EN 71.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary actions taken by the distributor: stop of selling, withdrawal from the market and information to consumers — Other

Product description

Twelve varicoloured wax crayons are packed in a cardboard box with an opening for suspension at the top. Their size is 10x11,5x0,9 cm. At the front side there are a picture of a bee, a name of a product in four languages – Slovak, Czech, Hungarian and Polish, type and logo SaKOTA®. On the back, there are logo SaKOTA®, distributors for the Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, origin, notice “It does not contain toxic substances”, pictogram of age group, CE mark, www.sakota.com, EAN and trade name: "North&South Inc., U.S.A".

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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