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Plastic toy – Nuvita “Giulietta”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 1 Oct 2019In the weekly report of 11 Oct 2019 (week 41, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plastic toy
Brand
Nuvita (3 alerts)
Brand as notified
NUVITA
Name
Giulietta
Type / model
Reference 7021
Description
Plastic giraffe for young children packed in a transparent plastic box.
Risk
The product releases an excessive amount of Nitrosatable substances (measured value: 2.7 mg/kg). Nitrosatable compounds can be converted into nitrosamines, which are genotoxic carcinogens via inhalation, ingestion or dermal exposure. A child can get exposed to them by putting the giraffe in the mouth.The product does not comply with Toy Safety Directive and with the relevant European Standard EN 71112.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the distributor · from 23 Aug 2019
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1484/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1484/19Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1484/19Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1484/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1484/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-041 (XML)
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