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Uppblåsbar strandboll plastic ball — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentSep 20, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Uppblåsbar strandboll plastic ball — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Uppblåsbar strandboll plastic ball — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Uppblåsbar strandboll plastic ball — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Uppblåsbar strandboll plastic ball — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Uppblåsbar strandboll plastic ball — chemical & environment risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The pink plastic material of the ball has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisononyl phthalate (DINP) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to: 14%, 2% and 0.4% by weight, respectively). 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 bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Distributor (22/08/2024)

Product description

A set of three beach balls made of pink and transparent PVC plastic with glitter inside. Product sold online.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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