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Children's toy removed from shelves after fears it could damage future fertility

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

11:04 27 Jun 2019


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The toy was found to contain high levels of boron.

A children's novelty slime toy has been removed from shelves after fears were raised that it could damage their fertility.

The "Magic Poo" toy was tested and found to contain high levels of boron.

If accidentally ingested, it can damage a child's reproductive system.

Affected batches contain 1,300mg/kg of boron when EU rules state that the safety limit is 300mg/kg for slime, and 1,200mg/kg for putty.

A spokesperson for Tobar said: ''Following a deviation from the formula in the manufacturing factory, a batch of the product did not meet the EU requirement for boron. 

''After one batch of the product was found to be non-compliant, Tobar instigated the withdrawal of all the products from sale, not just the affected batch.

''We liaised with our trading standards partners and they were happy for us to take this pro-active approach.''

Manufacturer Tobar has removed the toy from sale on Amazon and in Claire's Accessories.


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