EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic doll “Cute girl” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0968/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because the hands and the head of the doll contain 5.8 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0.7 % by weight of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP).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…
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Product
Plastic doll
- Name / model
- Cute girl · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Bar code: 9611866000182
- Category
- Toys
- Doll with PVC head and hands, packed in a coloured box with transparent panel.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because the hands and the head of the doll contain 5.8 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0.7 % by weight of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP).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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 10/06/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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