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Mexie girls plastic dolls — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 7, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Mexie girls plastic dolls — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Mexie girls plastic dolls — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The head, the hands and the legs of the doll with brown hair contain di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to: 41.6% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. They also contain di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) (measured values up to: 0.8% 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

Two plastic dolls with accessories, 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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