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Swim-ring – Waterfun

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 12 Nov 2009In the weekly report of 13 Nov 2009 (week 44, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Swim-ring
Brand
Waterfun (3 alerts)
Type / model
Bar code: 6417564292880
Description
Inflatable swim-ring; upper part transparent plastic; lower part green plastic, with attached turtle head; valve made of transparent plastic.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 12.8% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 23% by weight of di-"isononyl" phthalate (DINP).According to REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy can be placed in the mouth by children.
Measures
  • Voluntary recall from consumers
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1481/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1481/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-44 (XML)
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