EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Swim ring — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1134/11
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because violet polymer material on the top of the toy contains 0.16% by mass of di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), 26.7% by mass of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), 0.14% by mass of di-isononyl phthalate (DINP), and the bottom of the toy's violet polymer material contains 0.30% by mass of di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), 23.6% by mass of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), 0.42% by…
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Product
Swim ring
- Name / model
- EAN 2011031145934, ITEM NO: 114593
- Category
- Toys
- Inflatable swim ring made from PVC, in violet colour with pictures of multicoloured fish. There are warnings in English on the product. It is packed in a transparent bag containing a label. On the label there is the name of the manufacturer, importer and warnings in Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because violet polymer material on the top of the toy contains 0.16% by mass of di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), 26.7% by mass of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), 0.14% by mass of di-isononyl phthalate (DINP), and the bottom of the toy's violet polymer material contains 0.30% by mass of di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP), 23.6% by mass of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), 0.42% by mass of di-isononyl phthalate (DINP). According to REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP are prohibited in all toys, while phthalates DINP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy can be placed in the mouth by children.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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