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Soft Racer plastic toy — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 10, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Soft Racer plastic toy — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Soft Racer plastic toy — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Soft Racer plastic toy — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The toy poses a chemical risk because it contains 12.3 % by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).In addition, it contains 0.7% 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

Set of 4 toy train engines for young children, made from soft plastic material; two big engines (one with blue body and orange wheels and one with green body and blue wheels) and two smaller ones (one with red body and green wheels and one with yellow body and mauve wheels). The toy is packed in a b

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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