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The Girl's House plastic doll — chemical risk (A12/1861/13)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalDec 20, 2013
Photo from the official notice: The Girl's House plastic doll — chemical risk (A12/1861/13)
Photo from the official notice: The Girl's House plastic doll — chemical risk (A12/1861/13)

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the heads of the dolls contain di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) above the permitted levels (measured value up to 40.8 % by weight) 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 (31/10/2013)

Product description

Set of two plastic dolls of about 10 cm, supplied in a blue cardboard box with a transparent window. The dolls have red shoes and a multi-coloured dress.

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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