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Plastic bath toy – New Toys “Mini Series Toys”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 4 Jul 2013In the weekly report of 12 Jul 2013 (week 27, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic bath toy
Brand
New Toys (5 alerts)
Name
Mini Series Toys
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
101G436252
Description
The product contains six plastic fishes, two blue, two orange and two yellow. The fishes are sold in a plastic bag.
Risk
null 1) The product poses a chemical risk because the orange fish contains up to 2.5% di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP). The fish also contain up to 29 % diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP). 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.2) The product poses an environmental risk (chemical pollution) because the fish contains up to 7.1% short chain chlorinated paraffin (SCCP). The product does not comply with the Commission Regulation 519/2012 on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation). The product poses an environmental risk (chemical pollution) because the PVC packaging contains up to 425 mg/kg of cadmium. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation 1907/2006.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 26 Apr 2013
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0839/13Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0839/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0839/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-027 (XML)
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