EU Safety Gate · Report-2017-009
DISNEY / Rendez-vous · Color Pencils 'POOH'
The pencil lead contains an excessive amount of : cadmium (pink, purple and dark blue pencils); zinc (dark green pencil); and lead (orange and purple pencils). A child playing with the pencils could put them in the mouth and ingest these chemicals. Cadmium is harmful to human health, because it accumulates in the body and can damage organs and/or cause cancer. Zinc can be toxic when exposure exceeds physiological needs. Exposure to lead can result in severe and irreversible neurotoxicity, particularly in the case of children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European Standard EN 71-3.
- Published
- 03 March 2017
- Notifying authority
- Spain
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 18/11/2016
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/0268/17
- Model
- 314893
- Batch
- 8430173148933
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8430173148933
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Pencil case containing pens, crayons, eraser, etc. The metal pencil case is yellow and has a picture of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet on it. There are 32 pieces: 12 coloured pencils, 6 oil pastels, 6 crayons, 6 coloured pens, 1 sharpener and 1 eraser.