Official safety alertOther types of alerts
EU Safety Gate · Report-2023-16
Bookend
The product has an excessive concentration of arsenic (measured value 49% by weight ). Arsenic is toxic and may cause cancer, may damage fertility or the unborn child, and cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure. -
- Published
- 21 April 2023
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 09/02/2023
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- INFO/00044/23
- Model
- 120556 , 120573
Classification
- Category
- Decorative articles
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
The bookend is a glass bracket with a mineral in the form of a stone attached with adhesive. The stone consists largely of orpiment and realgar.