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Swim-ring "Peldriņķis" — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalSep 9, 2011
Photo from the official notice: Swim-ring "Peldriņķis" — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Swim-ring "Peldriņķis" — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk to children because it contains between 11.5% and 12.7% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), 2.9% and 6.5% of di- 'isononyl' phthalate (DINP) and 0.28% and 0.49% of di- 'isodecyl' phthalate (DIDP). 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

Inflatable swim-ring 91cm, made from softened PVC.The background is yellow, the top is transparent with a multicoloured picture of a butterfly. There are warnings in English on the product. The product is packed in a transparent bag with a label indicating the manufacturer and importer and warnings

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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