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Panenka v krabici (Doll in the box) plastic doll — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalFeb 21, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Panenka v krabici (Doll in the box) plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Panenka v krabici (Doll in the box) plastic doll — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk due to the excessive amount of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the plastic material of the head of the doll (measured value: 17.8 % by weight). 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 the childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (18/12/2013)

Product description

Plastic doll of about 10 cm tall, with pink-blue hair tied in a ponytail, dressed in clothes of different colors. Plastic packaging has the shape of an egg.Inside the packaging there is cardboard with a painted landscape.

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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