Level: Serious risk
Type: Consumer products
Ref.: A12/1225/16
Notifying country: Cyprus
Country of origin: China
Counterfeit:
Risk type: Chemical
Product: Plastic doll
Product name: my HORSE
Product description: Plastic doll with a toy horse, supplied in a cardboard box.
Brand: Unknown
Category: Toys
Type/number of model: NO.3908
Batch number/Barcode: 6991207442219
OECD Portal Category: 86000000 - Toys / Games
Risk: The head, the legs and the hands of the doll contain di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to 32.4% by weight) and the head also contains di-butyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value: 0.2% by weight). These phthalates may harm the health of children causing possible damage to the reproductive system. In addition they also contain di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) (measured values: up to 12.3 % by weight). Finally, the head of the doll contains also diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP) (measured value: 0.18% 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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