Unsafe products found on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coloured pencils Yalong

Unsafe products found on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina

08/05/2021

Migration of chromium (VI) from the material scraped from the coating layer of the pencils is too high (measured value: 0.1702 mg/kg). A child could put a pencil in the mouth and suck on it and become exposed to chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and it can trigger allergic reactions and cause cancer.

Product	Yalong Colored Pencils
Brand/type/model	Barcode: 6938247115222 Batch number: YL817209-24
Manufacturer	Luxen Trade CO.LTD, Shanghai
Country of origin	People's Republic of China
Importer	Bingo d.o.o. Tuzla
Risk type	Migration of chromium (VI) from the material scraped from the coating layer of the pencils is too high (measured value: 0.1702 mg/kg). A child could put a pencil in the mouth and suck on it and become exposed to chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and it can trigger allergic reactions and cause cancer.
Measures taken	The importer took measures of withdrawal from the market, recall of the product from consumers and destruction of the dangerous products, as well as informing consumers of the risks and how to return the products.
Instructions for consumers	We advise consumers who have purchased the above-mentioned product to stop using it and return it to the importer.