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Ball – Softis

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 11 Feb 2010In the weekly report of 12 Feb 2010 (week 6, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Ball
Brand
Softis
Type / model
402
Description
Ball for children made of white, blue, red and yellow leatherette.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains:- 22-26% bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in the leatherette material;- 98 mg/kg of lead in the leatherette material.According to REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy can be placed in the mouth by children. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with relevant European standard EN 71.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers
Notifying country
Finland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0190/10
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0190/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-6 (XML)
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