Inflatable ball
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The blue plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: up to 0.45 % and to 27.76 % by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children, possibly causing damage to their reproductive system. In addition, the blue plastic has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: up to 3.46 % SCCP by weight). SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, nor does it comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 15 December 2022
Product
- Description
- Blue inflatable bouncing ball. Product sold online, in particular via Wish.
- Packaging
- White plastic packaging and transparent see-through plastic packaging
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01669/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-29
- Published
- 20 July 2023
- Modified
- 20 July 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/00941/23 has been withdrawn.
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