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FriFridayMayMay4th2012 Sometimes my Mash'Ems smell after opening. What is this smell?

Posted Friday, May 04 2012 @ 9 AM by Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

A: Sometimes, you may notice a smell coming from your Mash'Em after opening up the single packs. This smell is only noticeable for a few minutes after opening, and is only present in our single pack Mash'Ems. We have reviewed all of our 3rd party lab testing reports on the paint ingredients. We have also consulted our toxicologist on how to best assure you that the odour is non-toxic to humans.

The smell comes from the paint solvent “Xylene”. Xylene is a widely used solvent in ink, paints, resins and lacquers. The amount of xylene in our Mash’ems is not a safety hazard. The Odor Threshold for xylene is 1ppm (4.4mg/m3), and this is a 100 times less than the amount permitted for an 8 hour exposure limit. Since the xylene traces rapidly evaporate, human exposure is extremely minimal and is of no toxicological importance. The exposure levels are considered to be much less than permitted levels in food and water as permitted by EPA and FDA. It is considered there are no safety/ toxicological concerns with the residual odour of xylene on the toys.

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