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Plastic doll “Lovely Girl” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1293/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the plastic material of the head of the doll (measured value: 14.3 % by weight). 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…
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Product
Plastic doll
- Name / model
- Lovely Girl · NO. 888-2
- Batch number(s)
- Item No: 4912352, B: 144, EAN: 8713149123524
- Category
- Toys
- Plastic doll with long blond hair pulled back in a ponytail, blue eyes and red shoes. The doll may have different dresses. The product is supplied in a cardboard box with transparent plastic cover that has warnings about small parts in Czech, Slovak and Polish.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the plastic material of the head of the doll (measured value: 14.3 % by weight). 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
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 29/07/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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