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Caravel babies' bib — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 22, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Caravel babies' bib — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Caravel babies' bib — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value 15.6 % by weight) and di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) (measured value 0.5% 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

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (08/07/2014)

Product description

White plastic bib with coloured lines and pictures of animal heads. The product is sold unpacked.

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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