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Pirate set fancy dress set — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentMay 3, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Pirate set fancy dress set — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Pirate set fancy dress set — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the vest contains up to 20 % by weight of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), up to 0.17 % by weight of diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), up to 0.85 % by weight of diisononyl phthalate (DINP). In addition, the belt contains up to 17 % by weight of DEHP. The product poses environmental risk (chemical pollution) due to the presence of up to 0.28 % by weight of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) in the belt and up to 0.19 % by weight of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) in the vest.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.The product does not comply with the Commission Regulation 519/2012 on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other

Product description

Pirate fancy dress set comprising a plastic toy knife, an eye pad, a red scarf, a vest and a belt in black imitation leather.

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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