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Devil puppet — recall 0595/08

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Germany · 2008-06-06 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
0595/08
Date of alert
2008-06-06
Country / jurisdiction
Germany
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
SIMBA® TOYS
Product category
Toys
Product type
Devil puppet
Reported risk: The product poses a chemical risk because the black textile part of the "devil" hand puppet contains 581 mg/kg 4-aminoazobenzene which is a banned azo dye.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Category of measure
Voluntary recall from consumers by the importer
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13647

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