EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Fancy dress headpiece “Kopfbedeckung” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00333/25
Summary
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 47.48 % by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Fancy dress headpiece
- Name / model
- Kopfbedeckung · 359661/00
- Batch number(s)
- SEA 224 WGR 712 ORD 35966100
- Barcode
- 2000011411091
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Fancy dress headpiece looking like the interior of the brain.
What is the risk?
- The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 47.48 % by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 16/12/2024
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 20/12/2024
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