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Famowesta Mitternachts-Hexe ("Midnight witch") fancy-dress costume — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 28, 2015
Photo from the official notice: Famowesta Mitternachts-Hexe ("Midnight witch") fancy-dress costume — chemical risk

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Hazard

The nose in the fancy-dress costume set contains di-isononylphthalate (DINP) (measured value 23 % by weight) and di-2-ethylhexyl (DEHP) (measured value 1.4% by weight). DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. 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 (13/04/2015)
  • Destruction of the product — Other (13/04/2015)

Product description

Fancy-dress costume set for children, including a foldable black hat, a black and orange robe, two black belts, a set of vampire teeth, packed separately, 10 stick-on artificial black fingernails/claws, a long plastic nose with a wart attached to an elastic band and a short, thick plastic nose. Samp

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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