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Plastic ball “Uppblåsbar strandboll”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 12 Sep 2024In the weekly report of 20 Sep 2024 (week 38, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic ball
Name
Uppblåsbar strandboll
Type / model
GU01404
Description
A set of three beach balls made of pink and transparent PVC plastic with glitter inside. Product sold online.
Risk
The pink plastic material of the ball has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisononyl phthalate (DINP) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to: 14%, 2% and 0.4% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system.SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace · by the distributor · from 22 Aug 2024
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02640/24Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02640/24Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02640/24Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02640/24Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02640/24
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/02640/24
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-38 (XML)
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