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Children's snorkel – EXIS “Swim snorkel”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 14 Aug 2014In the weekly report of 22 Aug 2014 (week 33, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Children's snorkel
Brand
EXIS
Name
Swim snorkel
Type / model
Item No.:139Υ
Batch
8427582013112
Barcode
8427582013112
Description
Blue plastic swim snorkel for children with black mouthpiece and pink top. Packaging: plastic colourless transparent bag, with blue-white dolphins and a blue cardboard label.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because its mouthpiece contains di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) above the permitted level (measured value up to 3.1% by weight) and di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP) (measured values: 42.9 % by weight ).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.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 6 Aug 2014
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1300/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1300/14Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1300/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1300/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-033 (XML)
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