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Plastic puppets - Box of 6 puppets – Simba

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 31 Jan 2008In the weekly report of 1 Feb 2008 (week 4, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic puppets - Box of 6 puppets
Brand
Simba (21 alerts)
Type / model
Reference 4583757, PICWIC reference 1584926.
Description
Box of 6 plastic puppets representing fairy-tale figures. Red and yellow box, dimensions 30 x 30 cm. The front is transparent so that the puppets are visible.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk due to excessive phthalates content. The results of tests on samples of the coloured plastic (bears and cubs) and coloured flexible plastic for DNOP show that the maximum permitted concentration (0.1% by mass) is exceeded:- coloured plastic: 0.2% by mass,- coloured flexible plastic: 3.9% by mass.The product does not comply with the Chemicals Restrictions Directive.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer.Press release has been issued
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0117/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0117/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-4 (XML)
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