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Plastic toys - insects – Insect

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 2 Feb 2012In the weekly report of 10 Feb 2012 (week 6, 2012)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toys - insects
Brand
Insect
Brand as notified
INSECT
Type / model
No. 837 (manufacturer's reference) and ref. 40036 (importer's reference)
Batch
8400369802253
Barcode
8400369802253
Description
Plastic insects between 13 and 20 cm in length and coloured in such a way as to imitate real insects. There are four different insects (grasshopper, ant, scorpion and ladybird). The packaging is a transparent plastic bag through which the contents are visible. The bag is sealed at the top by a cardb
Risk
null The products pose chemical risks because they contain 0.8% by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and 5% by weight of di-isononylphtalate (DINP).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 childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0239/12
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0239/12
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2012-006 (XML)
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