
Toy car
Kids Fun
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Notifying country
- Germany
Requirements breached
The tyres of the toy car contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in concentrations from 9 to 179 mg/kg. These PAHs are carcinogenic. The child can be exposed when the tyres come into direct and prolonged or repetitive contact with the skin or the mouth. According to the REACH Regulation these PAHs are prohibited in toys, including activity toys, and childcare articles.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 16 June 2016
Product
- Description
- Toy car made of coloured plastic with black rubber tyres. No packaging.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0857/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-028
- Published
- 7 July 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notifications A12/0835/16 and A12/0836/16 from report 2016-26 have been modified following new information provided by the notifying authority.
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