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Long Trading Funny Orangutan plastic toy — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJul 13, 2012
Photo from the official notice: Long Trading Funny Orangutan plastic toy — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Long Trading Funny Orangutan plastic toy — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the green PVC electrical cable contains 0.83% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). Furthermore, a short-circuit of the insulation between the components at different polarities causes the batteries to overheat beyond the permissible limit.The product does not comply with the Toy safety directive and with the relevant European standards EN 62115 and EN 71-1According 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

Small battery-powered monkey with lights and sounds.

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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