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Plastic doll "Beautiful girls fashionable" PR — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0877/12
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 27, 4 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the head of the doll; 0, 79 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the leg and 0,91% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the arm of the doll. In addition, the product contains the following phthalates: 0,07 % by weight of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) in the head of the doll…
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Product
- Two Plastic dolls in card board box with plastic display. Symbol not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 27, 4 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the head of the doll; 0, 79 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the leg and 0,91% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the arm of the doll. In addition, the product contains the following phthalates: 0,07 % by weight of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) in the head of the doll and 4, 8 % by weight of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) in the leg and 5,7 % by weight of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) in the arm of the doll. 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 childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.
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