EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Baby changing table with plastic mattress Qbena plastic mattress and Exine plastic mattre “Elise” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1306/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because the mattress contains di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) (measured value 5 % by weight).According to the REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy or the childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.
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Product
Baby changing table with plastic mattress — Qbena plastic mattress and Exine plastic mattre
- Brand
- Qbena plastic mattress and Exine plastic mattre
- Name / model
- Elise · 8080-02, 34223,
- Batch number(s)
- none
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Plastic mattress for changing table. Size 76*78 cm. This mattress is also part of changing table models 35441, 35442, 35443, 35444, 35446, 35447
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because the mattress contains di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) (measured value 5 % by weight).According to the REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy or the childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 11/06/2014
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