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Fancy-dress costume Famowesta “Mitternachts-Hexe ("Midnight witch")” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1065/15
Summary
null The nose in the fancy-dress costume set contains di-isononylphthalate (DINP) (measured value 23 % by weight) and di-2-ethylhexyl (DEHP) (measured value 1.4% by weight). DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. 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…
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Product
- Fancy-dress costume set for children, including a foldable black hat, a black and orange robe, two black belts, a set of vampire teeth, packed separately, 10 stick-on artificial black fingernails/claws, a long plastic nose with a wart attached to an elastic band and a short, thick plastic nose. Samp
What is the risk?
- null The nose in the fancy-dress costume set contains di-isononylphthalate (DINP) (measured value 23 % by weight) and di-2-ethylhexyl (DEHP) (measured value 1.4% by weight). DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. 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.
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: 13/04/2015
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 13/04/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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