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Bath toys “Lovely Collection”

Serious risk Chemical, Choking

Published by Safety Gate 13 May 2015In the weekly report of 22 May 2015 (week 20, 2015)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Bath toys
Brand
Unknown
Name
Lovely Collection
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
Unknown
Description
The bath toy set consists of 6 different animals: giraffe, zebra, camel, elephant, tiger, lion, made of coloured soft plastic with inserted whistle. Toys packed in a transparent plastic bag stapled to a cardboard label.
Risk
null The toys contain di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) (measured value 40% by weight) and di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) (measured value 6.8% by weight). According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DINP, DNOP and DIDP are prohibited in toys or childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.Furthermore, the heads of the giraffe, camel and zebra protrude and may block the airways when put in the mouth. Moreover, small parts can detach (whistles of lion and elephant). A child could put them in the mouth and choke on them.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 29 Apr 2015
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0645/15Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0645/15
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0645/15
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2015-020 (XML)
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