
Set of squeaky rubber animals “SAFETY TOYS”
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Slovakia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of: -choking because testing revealed that when the toys are pressed, the squeaking mechanisms located in the bottom section of the toys could be grasped and pulled out under a tensile force of 8 to 16 N which is significantly below the limit 90 N set in the standard. The separated squeaking mechanisms of the toys fit completely in the test cylinder for small parts. -chemical risk because the soft plastic contains more than 0.1 % by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP): -9.86 ± 0.46 % by weight in pink plastic; - 8.24 ± 0.42 % by weight in yellow plastic; -9.65 ± 0.47 % by weight in white plastic. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Compulsory measures taken by the authority. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0665/06 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2006-41
- Published
- 19 October 2006
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