EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic doll Happy Baby “Lovely Baby” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1162/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because the head of the doll contains above 25% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). 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 the childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.The battery compartment can easily be…
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Product
Plastic doll — Happy Baby
- Brand
- Happy Baby
- Name / model
- Lovely Baby · Ref 4403; nº 6316
- Batch number(s)
- 8435114944032
- Category
- Toys
- Doll which emits sounds (it contains button batteries) in a transparent plastic bag.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because the head of the doll contains above 25% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). 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 the childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.The battery compartment can easily be opened leaving the small button batteries accessible. If ingested by children, the batteries may pose a chemical risk. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62115.
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: 09/07/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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