Toy slime recalled in the European Union due to a 鈥渟erious鈥� risk of harm to children鈥檚 reproductive systems is still listed for sale in Canada.
recalled one batch of 鈥淕low Goo鈥� due to 鈥渢he risk of migration of the chemical boron鈥� from the glow-in-the-dark toy slime kit.
鈥淚ngestion or contact with an excessive quantity of boron may harm the health of children by damaging their reproductive system,鈥� the alert states.
Glow Goo, which is produced by the company DuneCraft, was listed for sale Monday on the retail websites Amazon.ca and Walmart.ca.
Health Canada told CTVNews.ca that it has not received any reports regarding 鈥淕low Goo.鈥�
鈥淗ealth Canada does not conduct pre-market review or approval of products,鈥� a Health Canada spokesperson wrote. 鈥淚t is the responsibility of suppliers to ensure that the products they sell comply with the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and its regulations and are therefore safe for consumers.鈥�
Health Canada said they sampled a variety of products in 2017 for boric acid, including DuneCraft鈥檚 Ooey Gooey Snotty slime. 鈥淣o compliance issues were detected,鈥� according to the spokesperson.
鈥淗ealth Canada discourages any addition of boric acid or salts of boric acid to children's toys in situations where the boric acid or its salts can become accessible to a child or is found in a filling that may be released on breakage or leakage,鈥� the spokesperson added.
鈥淭he Department will pursue enforcement action if the products are not compliant: for example, if the concentration of boric acid or salts of boric acid in a children鈥檚 toy exceeds acceptable levels, can become accessible to a child, or is found in a filling that may be released on breakage or leakage,鈥� the spokesperson said.
