EU Safety Gate · Report-2007-30
Simba · Glove puppet 'Devil'
This product poses a chemical risk because azodyes were used in the manufacture process (372 mg/kg 4-aminoazobenzene (CAS No: 60-09-3) was found in the black fabric of the toy). Breakdown of one or more of the azo-groups can lead to the formation of one of the carcinogenic amines.
- Published
- 03 August 2007
- 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
- 0738/07
- Model
- Article No: 4585309, EAN 4006592453091
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 4006592453091
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
One glove puppet in the form of a devil, plastic (coloured) head, rest made of black fabric with red fabric appliqué. The devil's cloak has two red triangles on the front. The packaging is predominantly red with a blue back side. The bottom of the packaging bears the packaging number 66661102 next to a sentence “Made in China”.