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Plastic doll with soother Yiduo Zi “Unknown” — risk: chemical, choking
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1994/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of choking because the battery compartment is easily accessible and small button batteries could be swallowed by small children. The ingestion of button batteries by small children poses also a chemical risk.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 62115 and EN 71-1.According to additional tests carried out by…
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Product
- Plastic doll with a very large plastic soother in its mouth. The product is supplied in a cellophane bag sealed with a cardboard strip.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of choking because the battery compartment is easily accessible and small button batteries could be swallowed by small children. The ingestion of button batteries by small children poses also a chemical risk.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standards EN 62115 and EN 71-1.According to additional tests carried out by the Latvian authorities, the head of the doll contains di-n-octylphthalate (DNOP) above the permitted levels (measured value: 16.6% by weight). According to the REACH Regulation, the 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): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 19/07/2013
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