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EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-33

Water Color Pens · Set of pens - Felt pens: 18 watercolour pens

The product poses a chemical risk because the benzene content of certain felt-tip cartridges is up to 76 mg/Kg, which exceeds the maximum limit of 5 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.

Published
22 August 2008
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 withdrawal from the market by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
0889/08
Model
EAN code: 8 711197 295460
Check-digit validated barcodes
8711197295460
Category
Stationery
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

18 felt pens in different colours, casing and cap in the correspondent colour, end plug in black, length approx. 15 cm.