EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-20
INTERPLAY · Animal tracking kit – "Nick Baker's animal tracking explorer kit"
The product poses a risk of burns because the powder used to make Plaster of Paris was not calcium sulphate (as expected) but showed a pH of 14, rather than neutral, indicating it was consistent with calcium hydroxide. Calcium hydroxide is an irritant and corrosive which poses a serious risk of damage (burns) to the eyes.
- Published
- 23 May 2008
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- 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
- 0567/08
- Model
- 070704.
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Burns
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Children's animal explorer kit containing moulds, mixing powder to make Plaster of Paris moulds of animal tracks. Aimed at children aged 7+. The packaging consists of a white cardboard box with pictures of birds and animals on all sides. There is also a picture of animal expert Nick Baker.