EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Wristwatch Pokemon — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00148/23
Summary
The wrist strap contains an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DIP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (measured values: up to 5.8 % by weight) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 0,72 % by weight). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. SCCPs…
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Product
Wristwatch — Pokemon
- Brand
- Pokemon
- Name / model
- Pikachu
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Yellow wristwatch with Pokemon Pikachu figures. Product also sold online, in particular via AliExpress.
What is the risk?
- The wrist strap contains an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DIP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (measured values: up to 5.8 % by weight) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 0,72 % by weight). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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: 22/09/2022
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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