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Toy elephant – Rubbabu “Eléphant Medium”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 12 Mar 2024In the weekly report of 15 Mar 2024 (week 11, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Toy elephant
Brand
Rubbabu (7 alerts)
Brand as notified
RUBBABU
Name
Eléphant Medium
Type / model
20465
Barcode
890400120465
Barcodes listed
890400120465 (official alert record)
Description
Toy elephant made of blue foam mounted on four yellow castors and red plastic axles.
Risk
The white plastic of the outer blue foam releases an excessive amount of N-nitrosatable substances (measured value up to 6.47 mg/kg). Nitrosatable compounds can be converted into nitrosamines, which may cause cancer through ingestion or dermal exposure. A child could be exposed to them when touching or putting the product in the mouth. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 71-12.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 10 Jan 2024
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the manufacturer
Recall page
https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rappel/2024-01-0091
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
India
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00699/24
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00699/24
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-11 (XML)
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