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Beads in jewellery box – The Toy Company

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 11 Dec 2008In the weekly report of 12 Dec 2008 (week 49, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Beads in jewellery box
Brand
The Toy Company
Brand as notified
THE TOY COMPANY
Type / model
Item No 261 032 0
Description
A craft set for making fashion jewellery. Flower-shaped, transparent plastic box with blue inset; four plastic rings in different colours on the cover and three cords of different colours (pink, green and blue); different plastic shapes in various colours in the box (stars, hearts, triangles, etc.) which are to be threaded onto the cords.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the pink cord contains 15.78% plasticiser phthalic acid diisononyl ester (DINP). According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC, certain phthalates in toys are prohibited.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales by the retailer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1435/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1435/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1435/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-49 (XML)
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