EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-5
Early Learning Centre (ELC) · Face-painting kit, green face-paint compact and yellow face-paint compact
These products pose a chemical risk because of the contents of lead and chromium in the green and yellow face paints exceed the permissible levels. Measured levels 3450 ppm lead and 128 ppm chromium in the yellow face-paint. These products do not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3
- Published
- 08 February 2008
- Notifying authority
- Ireland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0171/08
- Model
- Face-painting kit product reference: 110302, green product reference: 100377, yellow product reference: 100381.
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Face-painting kit has Early Learning Centre logo with a boy and girl dressed as an Indian and a Zebra on its packaging. The kit consists of 8 face paints, 4 stencils, sponge and brush applicators. Green and yellow are single face-paint compacts.