Mexie girls

Date of publication: 07-10-2016

Level: Serious risk

Type: Consumer products

Ref.: A12/1232/16

Notifying country: Cyprus

Country of origin: China

Counterfeit: THE PRODUCT IS COUNTERFEIT

Risk type: Chemical

Product: Plastic dolls

Product name: Mexie girls

Product description: Two plastic dolls with accessories, supplied in a cardboard box.

Brand: Unknown

Category: Toys

Type/number of model: NO.1109

Batch number/Barcode: 6991202703728

OECD Portal Category: 86000000 - Toys / Games

Risk: The head, the hands and the legs of the doll with brown hair contain di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to: 41.6% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. They also contain di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) (measured values up to: 0.8% by weight). According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles and the phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.

Measures adopted by notifying country: Measures ordered by public authorities: Withdrawal of the product from the market

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