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Spider Sense Spider-Man plastic toy car — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 8, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Spider Sense Spider-Man plastic toy car — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the transparent tyres of the toy car contain 17 % by weight of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) and 3.5% by weight of di-‘isodecyl’ phthalate (DIDP). According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in toys or childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.

Measures taken

  • Import rejected at border — Other (11/06/2014)

Product description

Toy car made of coloured plastic with transparent plastic tyres in coloured box with transparent panel.

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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