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Plastic toy lion – Zwierzaki

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 18 Sep 2008In the weekly report of 19 Sep 2008 (week 37, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy lion
Brand
Zwierzaki
Brand as notified
ZWIERZAKI
Barcode
5900700031081
Barcodes listed
5900700031081 (official alert record)
Description
The toy is a lion made of semi-soft plastic, coloured orange and dark yellow. The packaging is a transparent plastic bag closed with folded cardboard. On the cardboard are jungle pictures as well as the following markings: “CE mark”, name and address of the importer, “Made in China”, pictogram with age 0-3 restriction, and warnings like: “Not intended for children below 3 years”, “WARNING! Choking hazard – small parts”, “Store the toy out of reach of small children”.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 4 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 8 % by weight of di-"isononyl" phthalate (DINP) which are banned in toys by the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1042/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1042/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-37 (XML)
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