EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Toys
Toy telephone “Toys Angelica” — risk: burns, chemical, damage to hearing
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0155/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of burns, because the batteries may overheat, and a risk of damage to hearing because the sound pressure level is too high. The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 4 % by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standards EN 71-1 and EN 62115.According to the REACH Regulation…
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Product
Toy telephone
- Name / model
- Toys Angelica · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- 8027501054600
- Category
- Toys
- Toy telephone contained in a transparent bag, consisting of a base with numerical buttons and a coloured telephone receiver connected to the base by a cable.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of burns, because the batteries may overheat, and a risk of damage to hearing because the sound pressure level is too high. The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 4 % by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).The product does not comply with the Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European standards EN 71-1 and EN 62115.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 childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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