Plastic strings
Fashion strings
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 13.6% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). According to the REACH Regulation, certain phthalates in toys are prohibited.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Plastic strings (25 pieces, 1 m length each) which children can use to form various shapes. The product is packed in plastic transparent packaging with a cardboard label that bears the pictogram 0-3 and instructions in 4 different languages: Dutch, German, French and English.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1018/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-29
- Published
- 30 July 2009
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda Notification 0499/09 from week 14 of 2009 has been permanently removed following clarification on the risk. Notification 0948 /09 from week 27 of 2009 has been removed pending clarification of the risk assessment.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-15607
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