Survey of Chemical Substances in Consumer Products, No. 84 2007 – Survey as well as health assessment of chemical substances in school bags, toy bags, pencil cases and erasers – Appendix A List of Internet pages of special interest and products distributed in this way

Survey as well as health assessment of chemical substances in school bags, toy bags, pencil cases and erasers

Appendix A List of Internet pages of special interest and products distributed in this way

The following Internet pages are of special interest:

http://www.miljoeogsundhed.dk

http://www.statistikbanken.dk

http://www.mst.dk/udgiv/Publications/2005/87-7614-668-5/html/default_eng.htm

http://www.motto.dk/diddl-dk/Produkter/produktliste_tasker.htm

Sale on the Internet

From www.leg-hoppy.dk:

School bags: JEVA skoletasker, Spiderman Rygsæk (for school, sport and leisure), Witch Rygsæk (or school, sport and leisure), Manchester United Rygsæk,

Pencil cases: Spiderman Penal Rund, Penal Peter Plys, Penal Peter Plys med hoved.

Toy pencil cases: Sparkle Unicorn Skrivesæt med Penal.

Toy bags: BabyBorn Pusletaske Rygsæk, Baby Annabell Taske med musik, Sparkle Unicorn Perletaske, Lægetaske Little Doktor (from 3 years), Postmand Per cykeltaske med albue-/knæbeskyttere og drikkedunk (from 3 years)

From www.disney.dk: http://www.disneystore.co.uk :

Toy bags: Sleeping Beauty Mini Doll Crown Handbag Set ( 3+ years), Minnie Nurses Set (not suitable for children below 3 years due to small parts), Marie Small Vet Kit, Power Rangers Skateboard, Pads & Bag Set, Mickey Builders Box Set, Minnie 'Fresh' Stamp Set, Cinderella Girls Blue Handbag, Little Mermaid 'Summer Time' Backpack, W.I.T.C.H Denim & Flower Girls Magazine Bag, Buzz with Canteen Swim Bag, Dash Swim Bag, Mickey Nightmare Tote Bag, Mickey Messenger Bag, Mickey Surfer Boys Backpack, Stitch Backpack, Power Rangers Swim Backpack, W.I.T.C.H Colourful Girls Shoulder Bag, Fairies Flower Girls Backpack, Fairies Girls Straw Bag, Minnie Fruit Girls Straw Bag.

Pencil cases: Narnia Pencil Case, Little Mermaid Stationery Set (penal, viskelæder mm.), Fairies Stationery Set (tin penal, viskelæder mm.), Stitch Triple Filled Pen Case (3+ years), Nemo Turquoise Triple Filled Pen Case (3+ years) (is available with several motives): Power Rangers, Fairies, Cinderella, Marie), Little Mermaid Small Filled Pencil case, Eeyore Double Filled Pen Case.

Toy pencil case: Fairies Mini Stationery Set (“penal” viskelæder mm.).

From www.diddl.dk

Here a large product programme is presented with many school bags and pencil cases in polyester as well as pencil cases in metal and plush. Furthermore, toy bags in the form of cosmetics bag and cosmetics purse as well as a set of suitcases.

Diddl erase pen in different types and Diddl erasers in different types.

The following information comes from inquiry to the retail trade:

NEYE:

School bags: JEVA, Panino, EASTPAK, Disney, Lego, Ticket to Heaven and JanSport.

Bog&Ide:

School bags: Bratz og Justic League, Diddl (producted of water-repellent polyester and all materials are “AZO-free”). The Lego bags are produced without use of nickel and harmful AZO colouring agents.

Pencil cases: Diddl handbag pencil case, Diddl nylon pencil case, Diddl pencil case with content. Lego pencil cases with content (several types).

Producers

JEVA:

All the JEVA products are produced of PVC-free nylon and polyester.

JEVA produces the series Tessa for kindergarten and leisure. In the range Shopper bag with handle, Accesorize-penal, Posh handbag, Niña-bagpack, Chica-bagpack are available.

A range of miniature bagpacks for use in the pre-school age is produced. Furthermore, a school bag programme for different levels of ages divided into a programme for boys and a programme for girls is available. For each programme there is a pencil case.

JEVA A/S is a Danish company with proud traditions which have produced, marketed and sold school bags, bagpacks, travel bags and accessories since the early seventies.

JEVA A/S,Langgade 2, DK-8350 Hundslund, Tel.: +45 8655 0100
Fax: + 45 8655 0462, E-mail: info@jeva.dk

Lego:

“LEGO® BAGS is a school and leisure time bag program for active girls and boys between 3 and 10 years. The bags are designed to meet all expectations regarding durability, function, comfort, ergonomics and safety”.
There are 7 series. All with 2 matching pencil cases (except for the series directing at the smallest children, it has no penal).

Eastpack:

The home page gave no information about materials.

Disney:

The home page gave no information about materials at first.

Ticket to Heaven:

The home page does not mention bags.

JanSport:

The home page informs that the material is ribstop with a ballistic bottom.

Diddl:

The home page informs that products are of water-repellent polyester and that all materials are ”AZO-free”.

Bratz:
The home page does not mention the bags.