Overview

• Inspections in 46 establishments led to laboratory tests on 31 products, with 14 found non‑compliant and nine classified as dangerous.
• Excess phenoxyethanol, propan-1-ol and octylisothiazolinone were flagged for risks including serious eye injury, irritation and environmental toxicity.
• Market withdrawals in Île-de-France removed 66,221 highlighters, 18,000 correction pens and 6,048 pens, alongside retailer recalls in 2023–2024.
• Labeling failures included missing warnings, undersized hazard pictograms and absent supplier details, and unsupported environmental claims were ordered off packaging.
• Authorities issued 39 warnings, 15 injunctions and 3 procès-verbaux, and urge parents to check labels and safety pictograms during back‑to‑school purchases.