Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-5
TEDi GmbH & Co. KG · Snake pencil - "Bleistiftschlange"
The product poses a chemical risk because its casing contains plasticizer Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) in the concentration of 9.3% by weight and exceeds the limit of 0.1% by weight. The product does not comply with the Chemical Restriction Directive 76/769/EEC.
- Published
- 08 February 2008
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary recall from consumers by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0164/08
- Model
- "Bleistiftschlange" (pencil in coil form), EAN code 23398001331000000100, order/article No 2339800.
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Pencil lead encased in mauve plastic (like a cable), total length 2 m, in a coil, with sharpener made of plastic, enclosed in star form made of hard mauve and white plastic.