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Hua Dong RC Monster Truck - Cross-Vehicle MAD remote-controlled toy car — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJun 9, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Hua Dong RC Monster Truck - Cross-Vehicle MAD remote-controlled toy car — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Hua Dong RC Monster Truck - Cross-Vehicle MAD remote-controlled toy car — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Hua Dong RC Monster Truck - Cross-Vehicle MAD remote-controlled toy car — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Hua Dong RC Monster Truck - Cross-Vehicle MAD remote-controlled toy car — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The tyres of the car contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in concentrations up to 90 mg/kg. These PAHs are carcinogenic. The child can be exposed if the tyres come into direct, prolonged or repetitive contact with the skin or the mouth. According to the REACH Regulation these PAHs are prohibited in toys, including activity toys, and childcare articles.

Measures taken

  • Import rejected at border — Importer (11/04/2017)

Product description

Brightly coloured, plastic, remote-controlled toy car, supplied with a charger in a cardboard box with a cellophane 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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