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Doll "MeRmald" — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalFeb 17, 2012
Photo from the official notice: Doll "MeRmald" — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Doll "MeRmald" — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the head of the doll contains 34 % by weight of di(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 childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.

Product description

Plastic mermaid doll with purple hair dressed in a lacy purple dress. The doll is in a cardboard box with a transparent window.

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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