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Beach Time Swimming Eraser — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 30, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Beach Time Swimming Eraser — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Beach Time Swimming Eraser — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the plastic material of the swimbelt contains 16 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). According to the REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy or the childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Recall of the product from end users — Other (28/06/2013)

Product description

Eraser in the shape of a pig wearing a swimming costume and a swimbelt. The eraser is packaged in a small plastic sachet.

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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