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Animal Kingdom set of plastic toys — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalFeb 14, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Animal Kingdom set of plastic toys — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Animal Kingdom set of plastic toys — 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 DEHP (1,82%) and DBP (0,37%) in the plastic material. In addition, the product contains DINP (0,54%). 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

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other

Product description

The toy consists of several wildlife animals (elephant, tiger, lion, cheetah, monkey and bear). They are made of plastic material and packed in a transparent plastic bag which is closed with a cardboard label at the top. On the cardboard part there are pictures of different wildlife animals, includi

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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