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Bubble soap bubble toy — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJul 11, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Bubble soap bubble toy — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the flexible plastic of the translucent tube contains up to 4.4 % by weight of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), up to 10.2 % by weight of DBP (dibutyl phthalate) and up to 0.18 % by weight of phthalates DINP (di-isononyl phthalate).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

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (17/10/2013)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (21/10/2013)

Product description

Transparent plastic saxophone, 18 cm long, with a small plastic bottle (height 8.5cm) of bubble liquid, presented together in a cardboard blister pack of 18x20 cm

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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