Official recall record
Musical instrument (School supplies) (ref K23/CP/00123)
- Issuing authority
- OECD GlobalRecalls — KR
- Alert date
- 2023-12-12
- Country of alert
- Korea (Republic of)
What the authority reported
Total content of cadmium exceeding the allowable level by 3.4 times - Measured area: Clear soft plastic (Case’s name tag) - Measured value: 259 mg/kg - Allowable level: 75 mg/kg or below; The content of phthalate plasticizer exceeding the allowable level by 244.6 times - Measured area: Clear soft plastic (Case’s name tag) - Measured value: DEHP 24.378 % DINP 0.085 % - Allowable level: Total content of phthalate plasticizer not exceeding 0.1%; Insufficient labelling – Importer missing, manufacturing year and month wrongly labelled (labelled as May 20223) ◇ Risk of causing side effects on kidney function and respiratory system as well as weakening a child’s learning ability if exposed to cadmium ◇ Risk of liver and kidney impairment if exposed to phthalate plasticizer ◇ Risk of providing wrong information
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-10-20.