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Kiely plastic doll — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalSep 12, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Kiely plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Kiely 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 up to 24.1 % by weight of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). This phthalate is toxic and harmful for the health of children, causing possible damage of the reproductive system. The product also contains 5 % by weight of di-isononyl-phthalate (DINP). 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

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (27/05/2014)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (13/06/2014)

Product description

Set comprising of a plastic doll with four dresses and a plastic pony. Packed in a cardboard box with a transparent plastic window.

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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