EU Safety Gate Alert
A plastic pencil case or multifunctional bag sold online, particularly through hjemmetilbehor.com, contains harmful chemicals at unsafe levels: a phthalate (DEHP) that may damage the reproductive system and chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) that persist in the environment and accumulate in the human body. The product does not meet EU chemical safety regulations and was distributed in Norway.
- Product
- Plastic pencil case/multifunctional bag. Product sold online, in particular via hjemmetilbehor.com.
- Reason
- 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...
- Classification
- Class I
- Category
- consumer product recall
- Country
- European Union
- Agency
- SAFETY-GATE
- Recall date
- 2026-05-01
- Status
- Ongoing
- Areas affected
- NO
- Distribution
- Norway
Official recall notice from SAFETY-GATE
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/5fd9c0e0-5df8-4785-acfe-7b930fbfb031