Chemical

Face-painting kit, green face-paint compact and yellow face-paint compact

Early Learning Centre (ELC)
Face-painting kit, green face-paint compact and yellow face-paint compactFace-painting kit, green face-paint compact and yellow face-paint compact
Case number
0171/08
Category
Toys
Type / Model
Face-painting kit product reference: 110302, green product reference: 100377, yellow product reference: 100381.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇮🇪 Ireland
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2008-02-08

⚠️ Risk

These products pose a chemical risk because of the contents of lead and chromium in the green and yellow face paints exceed the permissible levels. Measured levels 3450 ppm lead and 128 ppm chromium in the yellow face-paint.These products do not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Face-painting kit has Early Learning Centre logo with a boy and girl dressed as an Indian and a Zebra on its packaging. The kit consists of 8 face paints, 4 stencils, sponge and brush applicators. Green and yellow are single face-paint compacts.
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