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Idea Vending pirate slap-on bracelet — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentJul 12, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Idea Vending pirate slap-on bracelet — chemical & environment risk

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Hazard

1) The product poses a chemical risk because the plastic in the bracelet contains up to 18% di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), up to 0.17% diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and up to 2.2 % diisononyl 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.2) The product poses an environmental risk (chemical pollution) because the plastic contains up to 3.1% short chain chlorinated paraffin (SCCP). 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 (25/04/2013)

Product description

A slap-on bracelet made of red PVC plastic with pirate skulls.

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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