EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-17
Unknown · Wooden toy, alphabet abacus
The product poses a chemical risk because the levels of lead and chromium in the paint are higher than the maximum permitted limits:- lead 1260 mg/g + 2.4 mg/kg (limit 90 mg/kg ),- chromium 185 mg/kg + 1.0 mg/kg (limit 60 mg /kg )The product does not comply with the Toys Directives and the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 02 May 2008
- Notifying authority
- Italy
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Import rejected by the customs authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0487/08
- Model
- Art. 4173; Bar code 8 013512041739
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8013512041739
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Packed in cardboard boxes, the toy consists of an upper part of three rows of letters in alphabetical order and a lower part of three rows of coloured beads comprising the abacus. The beads are coloured blue, red and yellow. At the side of the lower part there is a clock with a smiling face.