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Toys toy car — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentFeb 21, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Toys toy car — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Toys toy car — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Toys toy car — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic package of the toy has an and excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: 14.8% and 0.79% by weight, respectively). DEHP 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

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (06/09/2024)

Product description

Two toy cars, in yellow and blue colours.

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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