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Plastic toy “Soft Racer”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 3 May 2013In the weekly report of 10 May 2013 (week 18, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy
Name
Soft Racer
Type / model
218/4
Batch
808986062186
Barcode
808986062186
Description
Set of 4 toy train engines for young children, made from soft plastic material; two big engines (one with blue body and orange wheels and one with green body and blue wheels) and two smaller ones (one with red body and green wheels and one with yellow body and mauve wheels). The toy is packed in a b
Risk
null The toy poses a chemical risk because it contains 12.3 % by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).In addition, it contains 0.7% by weight of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP).According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in toys or childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0547/13Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0547/13Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0547/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0547/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-018 (XML)
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