EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Toiletry bag Hot Wheels/Mama L'O — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1696/19
Summary
The product poses a chemical risk because the black plastic on the inside of the bag contains lead (measured value up to 0.075 % by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. In addition, it contains di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 14% by weight).This phthalate is toxic to…
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Product
Toiletry bag — Hot Wheels/Mama L'O
- Brand
- Hot Wheels/Mama L'O
- Name / model
- Toiletry Bag
- Batch number(s)
- 5410267761029
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Green and blue toiletry bag with race car design
What is the risk?
- The product poses a chemical risk because the black plastic on the inside of the bag contains lead (measured value up to 0.075 % by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. In addition, it contains di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 14% by weight).This phthalate is toxic to reproduction.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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