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Small plastic toy - Figurenmix i/c – Gamaco NV

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 29 Jul 2010In the weekly report of 30 Jul 2010 (week 30, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Small plastic toy - Figurenmix i/c
Brand
Gamaco NV
Type / model
Unknown
Description
The toy is sold in a semi-transparent ball in a vending machine. The machine contains the text “Pokémon gotta chatch ‘em all”. The toy has approximately the following dimensions: 3 cm length, 1.5 cm width, 3.5 cm height.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 2.5% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0.45 m/m% of di-"isononyl" phthalate (DINP) and 0.16 m/m% of di-"isodecyl" phthalate (DIDP). According to REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy can be placed in the mouth by children.
Measures
  • Sales ban ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1147/10
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1147/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-30 (XML)
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