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my HORSE plastic doll — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 7, 2016
Photo from the official notice: my HORSE plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: my HORSE plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: my HORSE plastic doll — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The head, the legs and the hands of the doll contain di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to 32.4% by weight) and the head also contains di-butyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value: 0.2% by weight). These phthalates may harm the health of children causing possible damage to the reproductive system. In addition they also contain di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) (measured values: up to 12.3 % by weight). Finally, the head of the doll contains also diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) (measured value: 0.18% by weight).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 that 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 with a toy horse, supplied 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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