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Inflatable swim whale - Nafukovacia veľryba - Whale ride-on – Intex, The Wet Set

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 29 Nov 2007In the weekly report of 30 Nov 2007 (week 47, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Inflatable swim whale - Nafukovacia veľryba - Whale ride-on
Brand
Intex (16 alerts), The Wet Set (4 alerts)
Brand as notified
INTEX®, The wet set®
Type / model
213x109 cm, #58561, EAN code: 078257585236, on sticker: 158561.
Description
A toy – inflatable whale is made from a softened PVC, the bottom is white, the top is black with warnings in various languages, size 213x109 cm. The toy is packed in a paper box with a coloured printing - a picture of the product in the front and marking on the back. The sticker in Slovak language with a name of distributor, warnings and code is attached to the packing, too.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because:- the valve contains 0,42 % by weight of DEHP and 4,5 % by weight of DINP, - the black plastic foil contains 19,4 % by weight of DEHP,- the white plastic foil contains 20,4 % by weight of DEHP. According to Directive 2005/84/EC phthalates shall not be used in the toys and the products designed for a care for a child in concentration higher than of 0,1 % by weight. The product poses a serious risk for the health of a child.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1223/07Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1223/07
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1223/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-47 (XML)
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