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Fashion girl plastic dolls — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJun 9, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Fashion girl plastic dolls — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Fashion girl plastic dolls — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Fashion girl plastic dolls — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material of the dolls' head contains di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value 12.6% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. It contains also di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) (measured value: 18.4 % by weight).According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles while the phthalates DINP, DNOP and DIDP are prohibited in toys and childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (30/01/2017)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (30/01/2017)

Product description

Two plastic dolls with blond hair, dressed in colourful dresses. Packed in a cardboard box with a transparent window at the front.

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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