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Bag containing 100 balls – Intex

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 3 Jan 2008In the weekly report of 4 Jan 2008 (week 51, 2007)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Bag containing 100 balls
Brand
Intex (16 alerts)
Brand as notified
INTEX
Type / model
reference: 49600, Reference PICWIC 1534127, Gencode: 078257496006.
Description
Transparent plastic bag. Balls in different colours.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because:- the cadmium levels exceeding the maximum permitted concentration of 100 mg/kg (Plastic bag: 539 mg/kg and handle: 189 mg/kg);- the phthalate levels exceeding the maximum permitted concentration of 0.1% by weight.The contents of DEHP in the toys exceed the permitted limit laid down by the Chemicals Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC. The products pose a serious risk for the health of a child.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor. Press release has been issued
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1357/07
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1357/07
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2007-51 (XML)
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