InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: Multi-coloured slime in a transparent plastic container with a cat-shaped cap.
Name: Crystal Mud
Category: 10
Date: 2025-02-21
Product Category: Toys
Risk Type: Chemical
Danger: The migration of boron from the toy slime is too high (measured value: 810 mg/kg). Ingestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-3.
Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 28/02/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 28/02/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 28/02/2025
Description: Multi-coloured slime in a transparent plastic container with a cat-shaped cap.
Notifying Country: Hungary
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
