Barrel-o-slime

The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value up to 841 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation and the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.

Published: 19 February 2021
Notifying authority: Sweden
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/00205/21

Classification

Category: Toys
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

Black barrel. The product was sold online, in particular via Amazon.