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Frozen plastic doll — chemical risk (A12/1221/16)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 7, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Frozen plastic doll — chemical risk (A12/1221/16)
Photo from the official notice: Frozen plastic doll — chemical risk (A12/1221/16)

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

Hazard

The head of the doll contains 38 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0.76% by weight of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP). 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 and the phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles articles which can be placed in the mouth by children.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (30/08/2016)

Product description

Plastic doll in a cardboard box.

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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