Pencil case
- Case number
- SR/01258/26
- Category
- Stationery
- Barcode
- 12000039114229604
- Audience
- Consumer
- Notifying country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Country of origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Published
- 2026-05-01
⚠️ Risk
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 15.6% by weight). Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: 0.59% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 21/11/2025