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My Farm plastic animal set — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 23, 2012
Photo from the official notice: My Farm plastic animal set — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the product (the cow) contains 4.6% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). In addition, the plastic straps of the toy contain 5.9% by weight of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP).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

Two packs each containing six coloured plastic animals - horse (orange-brown), sheep (yellow), cow (black and white), ox (orange), donkey (brown-red) and pig (pink). Transparent packaging, colourless plastic bag with multicoloured printed card edge.

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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