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Toy car “Police Car” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0770/14
Summary
null The product poses an environmental risk (chemical pollution) because the tyres of the toy car contain short chain chlorinated paraffins (measured value; 0.34%).The product does not comply with the requirements of Commission Regulation 519/2012 on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).In addition, the product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values…
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Product
Toy car
- Name / model
- Police Car · 050AB-4
- Batch number(s)
- 1553289218417
- Category
- Toys
- Remote-controlled toy car made of coloured plastic with black plastic tyres. Packaged in a cardboard box with a window.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses an environmental risk (chemical pollution) because the tyres of the toy car contain short chain chlorinated paraffins (measured value; 0.34%).The product does not comply with the requirements of Commission Regulation 519/2012 on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).In addition, the product contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), including benzo(a)pyrene (measured values: benzo(a)pyrene: 37 mg/kg; total PAHs: 874.5 mg/kg).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 08/05/2014
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