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Rag dolls – Pluche Friends

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 19 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 20 Jun 2008 (week 24, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Rag dolls
Brand
Pluche Friends
Brand as notified
PLUCHE FRIENDS
Type / model
1)
Barcode
8712051004976, 8712051017624, 8712051017662
Barcodes listed
8712051004976, Item no: 05.13.035, 2) Barcode: 8712051017662, Item no: 05.13.025, 3) Barcode: 8712051017624, Item no.: 05.13.021. (official alert record)
Barcode as notified
8712051004976, Item no: 05.13.035, 2) Barcode: 8712051017662, Item no: 05.13.025, 3) Barcode: 8712051017624, Item no.: 05.13.021.
Description
1) 2 rag dolls (sold individually): One with brown hair, yellow cap, orange feet, orange shirt, red and white striped legs and yellow dungarees embroidered with a red helicopter. One with red/orange hair, green cap, yellow feet, green shirt, blue and white striped legs and blue dungarees embroidered with a red ship.2) Rag doll with brown hair, yellow cap, orange feet, orange shirt and yellow dungarees embroidered with a red helicopter. 3) 3 rag dolls (sold individually): One with brown hair, yellow and green hat, yellow shoes, orange trousers, green and yellow shirt with embroidered cat (part sample 1-2008/01047-000). One with red/orange hair, purple and orange hat, orange shoes, green trousers, purple and orange shirt with embroidered cat (part sample 1-2008/01047-002). One with light brown hair, pink and green hat, green shoes, purple trousers, pink and green shirt with embroidered teddy bear (part sample 1-2008/01047-003).
Risk
These products pose a chemical risk because:- the "hair" of the rag dolls was produced using prohibited azo colours, which by splitting one or more azogroups can form one of the carcinogenic amines, 1) In the brown and red/orange textile threads used for the dolls' hair, 1200 and 830 mg/kg of 4-aminoazobenzol were found,2) In the brown textile threads used for the dolls' hair, 1100 mg/kg of 4-aminoazobenzol were found,3) In the brown, red/orange and light brown textile threads used for the dolls' hair, 1400 mg/kg, 1200 mg/kg and 140 mg/kg of 4-aminoazobenzol were found.Azo colours are prohibited under the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0647/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0647/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0647/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0647/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-24 (XML)
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