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Singing Justin Bieber plastic toy — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalSep 6, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Singing Justin Bieber plastic toy — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Singing Justin Bieber plastic toy — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Singing Justin Bieber plastic toy — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Singing Justin Bieber plastic toy — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the head of the doll contains 30.23 % by weight bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0.1 % by weight di-butyl phthalate (DBP). Also the body of the doll contains 0.48 % by weight bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). In addition the product contains 0.91 % by weight 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.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (22/07/2013)

Product description

Plastic doll in a cardboard box.THE PRODUCT MAY BE COUNTERFEIT

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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