EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Plastic dolls Yiduozi — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1223/12
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because the head of the doll contains 24,2 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0,33 % dibutyl phthalate (DBP).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
- Set of toys with two mermaid-shaped dolls, 14 cm long, wearing a blue and green dress, and two hair slides. The head of the dolls is made of flexible plastic. The product comes in a colourful cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because the head of the doll contains 24,2 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0,33 % dibutyl phthalate (DBP).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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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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