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Rag doll – Pluche, Friends

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 15 May 2008In the weekly report of 16 May 2008 (week 19, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Rag doll
Brand
Pluche, Friends (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
PLUCHE, Friends
Type / model
Bar code: 8712051004556; Article No: 05.13.024
Description
Soft rag doll with colourful clothes. Pullover: purple and green with frog sewn on and green bow. Trousers: pink. Shoes: green with pink and yellow flowers. Hair: orange-coloured textile fibres.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because:- the hair of the rag doll contains banned azodyes, which, by breaking down into one or more azo groups, can form carcinogenic amines.- the orange-coloured textile fibres used for the hair of the doll contain 1076 mg/kg of 4-aminoazobenzene.The product does not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0517/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0517/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0517/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0517/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-19 (XML)
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