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FORCE LINK soft balls — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 30, 2013
Photo from the official notice: FORCE LINK soft balls — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: FORCE LINK soft balls — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the green-white ball contains 0.48 % by weight bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and the multicoloured ball contains 0.40 % by weight bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).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

Two multicoloured, soft balls in a plastic transparent bag. The brand name, model barcode and warnings are written on the card which closes the 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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