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FOR US plastic doll — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 2, 2012
Photo from the official notice: FOR US plastic doll — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: FOR US plastic doll — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because in the doll in a piglet outfit, the hands and feet have been found to contain more than 0.2% by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). According to the REACH Regulation, the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in toys or childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.

Product description

Baby doll with plastic hands and feet, dressed in outfits of various forms (flower, piglet, chick, dog). All the models have the same reference. They have a label showing the importer’s details, the reference, and ‘Made in China’.

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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