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Dress for babies – Play Zone

Serious risk Chemical, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 22 Oct 2009In the weekly report of 23 Oct 2009 (week 41, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Dress for babies
Brand
Play Zone (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
Play zone
Type / model
Style 398
Description
Babies' dress with black velvet top and lace bottom with three pink underskirts. Black and pink cords on the waistline. Size: 80 cm.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the lining of the lower part releases 570 mg/kg of formaldehyde and the lining of the upper part releases 630 mg/kg of formaldehyde. Both of these values exceed the limits, assigned in national legislation, of 30 mg/kg of formaldehyde in textile products meant for children under 2 years old and 100 mg/kg for textile products that are in contact with the skin during normal use.The product also poses a risk of injuries due to the presence of decorative cords in the waist area. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14682.
Measures
  • Sales ban ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Finland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1369/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1369/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-41 (XML)
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