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Plastic duck - "Flashing Duck"

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 29 Feb 2008In the weekly report of 1 Mar 2008 (week 8, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic duck - "Flashing Duck"
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
EAN-Code 55823002711000000150, Order/Article No 5582300.
Description
Small (palm-sized) flashing yellow plastic duck with a circular paper tag attached showing a picture of a duck with the words "flashing duck" on one side, and marked on the reverse "CE", the price and the EAN code (see above); packed in a small transparent plastic bag.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 3.2 g/100 g of di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP). According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC, permitted limit value for certain phthalates in toys is 0.1% by weight.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0242/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0242/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-8 (XML)
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