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Plastic strands - Scoubidou "Fashion strings" — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJan 21, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Plastic strands - Scoubidou "Fashion strings" — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 16% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).According to the REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy or the childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.

Product description

Coloured plastic strings. The article is packed in a transparent bag closed by a cardboard label carrying various statements in several languages.

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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