
Toy police set
Unknown · POLICE ENSEMBLE
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
The plastic suction cups contain di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 10 % by weight) and dibutyl-phthalate (DBP) (measured value up to 25% by weight). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles. The suction cups can also easily be detached from the projectiles. If a child puts the projectile in the mouth, the suction cup may detach and obstruct the airways. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 10 March 2017
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Distributor
Product
- Description
- The set includes: a toy rifle, a toy gun, 3 larger and three smaller projectiles with suction cup, a plastic knife, a police badge, a wrist watch and a hand grenade. Packaging: blister pack
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0610/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-019
- Published
- 4 May 2017
- Corrigendum
- A11/0026/17 has been temporarily withdrawn from report n° 9/2017 of 3/3/17 at the request of the national authority while further investigation is ongoing to determine the risk of the product. A11/0125/16 published in report n° 8/2017 of 24/2/17 has been updated at the request of the national authority with relevant information on the product identification and on the measures taken. A12/0544/17 published in report n° 17/2017 of 28/4/17 has been updated at the request of the national authority with new information concerning the production dates of the vehicles affected. A12/0472/17 published in report n° 15/2017 of 14/4/17 has been updated at the request of the national authority to indicate the batch number of the products affected.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/260327