EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic dolls with accessories Vnidio “Beautiful everlasting friendship” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0346/14
Summary
null The products pose a chemical risk because they contain up to 19.4 % 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.
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Product
- Set of 3 dolls of about 10 cm tall with different coloured hair (e.g. pink, pink-blue, yellow, blue-brown) dressed in different dresses (usually pink). The kit includes 3 more dresses and a mirror.
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a chemical risk because they contain up to 19.4 % 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.
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: 14/01/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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