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EU Safety GateRecalled 2007-11-30serious risk

Paints - Tempera paints (Temperové farby) Creative Jungle (SaKOTA)

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Paints - Tempera paints (Temperové farby) Creative Jungle

  • Brand SaKOTA

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What happened

Creative Jungle brand tempera paints (model CEA 2039, 12-piece sets) distributed by SaKOTA pose a poisoning risk because the pink paint contains 143.9 mg/kg of lead, exceeding the European safety limit of 90 mg/kg established in standard EN 71-3. The product is packaged in a cardboard box featuring a tiger and boy with art supplies and displays the product code and distributor information on the side.

The distributor has voluntarily withdrawn the product from the market and is recalling it from consumers. The authorities have also ordered a sales ban and consumer recall. The source document does not specify what affected consumers should do regarding this recall.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The product poses a risk of poisoning because the pink paint contains 143,9 mg/kg lead (Pb) which exceeds the limit for lead of 90mg/kg laid down in the relevant European standard EN 71-3 The product poses a serious risk for the health of a child.

What should I do?

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor.Sales ban and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Details from the source

The product – tempera paints packed per 12 pieces in a cardboard box. Each paint is packed in a plastic tube with a cap in colour corresponding a colour shade of the paint in the tube. The cardboard box contains a picture of a tiger and a boy with paint brushes and sketch-book, titles “Creative Jungle” in four languages, code and number of pieces in packing, distributors for various countries on the side. Model: CEA 2039, 12 pcs, EAN: 5997875720391 Notifying country: Slovakia

Source

Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗

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