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Bath toy - squeeze hippopotamus – Profibaby

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 3 May 2007In the weekly report of 4 May 2007 (week 17, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Bath toy - squeeze hippopotamus
Brand
Profibaby (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
PROFIBABY
Type / model
Unknown
Description
The plastic toy is of pink colour, on the market available in various colours. It is packed in a transparent bag with the cardboard label. Data on the product: "Made in the Czech Republic, AM zabawki, Poland, Distributor: Dráčik-DUVI, s.r.o, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Certificate EC type No. 060163T/NB". Data on the packaging: "Toy for children from 0 years, atested by ITC a.s., Zlín. PROFIBABY, Bezručova 41a, 747 21 Kravaře Czech Republic".
Risk
This toy poses a serious chemical risk because it contains an excessive value of 0,14% by weight of DEHP. With respect to the character of the toy, a prolonged contact of the mouth of a child with plastic parts is highly probable and poses a serious risk for the health of children.This toy does not comply with Chemicals Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market, recall from consumers and information to consumers by the distributor
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
Czechia
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0389/07Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0389/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0389/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-17 (XML)
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