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Beautiful Beginnings SOFT BABY POTTY SEAT toilet seat for children — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentDec 4, 2015
Photo from the official notice: Beautiful Beginnings SOFT BABY POTTY SEAT toilet seat for children — chemical & environment risk

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Hazard

The seat contains di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value 8 % by weight). This phthalate 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. In addition, the plastic contains up to 0.071 % by weight short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment.The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (27/08/2015)

Product description

Toilet seat for children, blue with white dots, to be placed over a toilet seat.

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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