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Zhenfeng Industry Pretty Doll plastic doll — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalFeb 21, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Zhenfeng Industry Pretty Doll plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Zhenfeng Industry Pretty Doll plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Zhenfeng Industry Pretty Doll plastic doll — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the head contains up to 22.33 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). 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 The products pose an electro-chemical risk because the system for opening the button cell compartment might be easily open and the batteries may be swallowed by small children which can enact a short-circuit in the digestive system when they come into contact with liquids. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62115.

Measures taken

  • Import rejected at border — Other (24/01/2014)

Product description

The product is a doll wearing a party dress. Description of packaging: the product is packed in a cardboard box bearing the brand name. The front of the box is transparent.

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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