EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic Doll “My Baby” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0764/13
Summary
null The toy poses a chemical risk because the doll contains 21.9% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 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.
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Product
Plastic Doll
- Name / model
- My Baby · NO:668
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Toys
- A plastic doll with blue and cream coloured hair wearing a green dress and blue boots. The toy is made of flexible plastic, approximately 24 cm long. The doll is packed in a transparent plastic bag bearing the name of product, the number of model, CE marking and warnings. There is a flower-shaped mi
What is the risk?
- null The toy poses a chemical risk because the doll contains 21.9% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 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 taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 28/05/2013
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