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Soft-filled toy – VA “Electricity toy (voice & light doll)”

Serious risk Chemical, Choking

Published by Safety Gate 13 Mar 2020In the weekly report of 20 Mar 2020 (week 12, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Soft-filled toy
Brand
VA (2 alerts)
Name
Electricity toy (voice & light doll)
Barcode
2016666696097
Barcodes listed
2016666696097 (official alert record)
Description
Soft-filled laughing baby doll in blue or yellow pyjamas with sound and a light. Battery operated.
Risk
Small parts (the wires of the electric mechanism) can be easily detached from the toy. A child may put them in the mouth and choke. Furthermore, there is a chemical risk due to the presence of an excessive amount of the phthalates DEHP (4.9% by weight) and DIBP (0.66% by weight). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. The product does not comply with REACH nor with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the retailer · from 24 Jan 2020
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the importer · from 24 Feb 2020
Notifying country
Luxembourg
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00440/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00440/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00440/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-12 (XML)
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