EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-31
PLAYTASTIC · Wooden toys - domino stones
The product poses a chemical risk because the wooden toy gives off a strong odour causing throat irritation due to formaldehyde release 24 times higher than the permitted level. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 08 August 2008
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market, recall from consumers and destruction of the products by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0840/08
- Model
- 4022107037440
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 4022107037440
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
250 painted wooden domino stones, approx. 2 x 4 cm in size. Colours: red, green, blue, yellow and natural. Also unpainted and untreated wooden components for building obstacles, an untreated wooden bar with bells and a white fabric bag.