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Plastic ducks — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 3, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Plastic ducks — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Plastic ducks — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains up to 33.6 % by weight of di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP).According to the REACH Regulation, the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles.

Product description

Yellow plastic, squeaky duck with three smaller ducks, packed in a plastic net bag.

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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