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Doll with accessories Best Baby Toys “Baby & Bathtub” — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0837/13
Summary
null 1) The product poses a chemical risk because the plastic in the doll's head contains up to 40% di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP). The plastic also contains up to 0.36% diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and up to 0.16% dibutyl phthalate (DBP). The purple plastic in the shower hose contains up to 3.1% DEHP and 45% DBP. According to the REACH Regulation, the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and…
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Product
Doll with accessories — Best Baby Toys
- Brand
- Best Baby Toys
- Name / model
- Baby & Bathtub · Art.nr. 28.2466
- Batch number(s)
- EAN: 7320342824663
- Category
- Toys
- A baby doll made of soft plastic in a blue bathtub made of hard plastic.
What is the risk?
- null 1) The product poses a chemical risk because the plastic in the doll's head contains up to 40% di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP). The plastic also contains up to 0.36% diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and up to 0.16% dibutyl phthalate (DBP). The purple plastic in the shower hose contains up to 3.1% DEHP and 45% DBP. According to the REACH Regulation, the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in toys or childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.2) The product poses an environmental risk (chemical pollution) because the purple plastic in the shower hose contains up to 1.5% short chain chlorinated paraffin (SCCP). The product does not comply with the Commission Regulation 519/2012 on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 05/06/2013
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