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nknown POP GIRL, Girl Fashion Series plastic doll — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 22, 2014
Photo from the official notice: nknown POP GIRL, Girl Fashion Series plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: nknown POP GIRL, Girl Fashion Series plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: nknown POP GIRL, Girl Fashion Series plastic doll — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the plastic material of the head of the doll (measured value: 33.1 % 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

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (21/07/2014)

Product description

Plastic doll about 10 cm tall with long hair pulled back in a ponytail decorated with a green bow and pink flower with shiny rhinestones. The product is supplied in a cardboard box with transparent plastic cover that has warnings about small parts in Czech, Slovak and Polish.

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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