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Plastic toy car – Rennwagen (racing car)

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 27 Nov 2008In the weekly report of 28 Nov 2008 (week 47, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy car – Rennwagen (racing car)
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
Barcode 75036001221000000100
Description
Plastic toy racing car, 135 mm in length; blue body, tyres of soft plastic, with pull-back function. The product is packed in a blister pack with a label. Label (extract): Racing car, pull-back function, CE label, warning symbol indicating the age group for which this toy is appropriate in accordance with standard EN 71, Not suitable for children under three years of age because of small parts which may be swallowed, bar code, Made in China.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the racing car tyres contain 6,5% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC, certain phthalates in toys are prohibited.
Measures
  • Stop of sales
  • Stop of sales
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1374/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1374/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-47 (XML)
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