Flashing Bracelet
Toys · Flashing Bracelets
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
- Notifying country
- Luxembourg
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The plastic material of the bracelets contains di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 40% by weight).
Requirements breached
This phthalate may harm the health of children causing possible damage to the reproductive system. In addition, the concentration of mercury in the button batteries in the article (0.16 % by weight). Mercury is one of the most hazardous environmental toxins and is a threat to the environment and, through the environment, to human health. The product does not comply neither with the REACH Regulation nor with the Directive 2006/66 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 2 November 2017
Product
- Description
- Plastic, flashing bracelet in plastic packaging
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0062/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-003
- Published
- 12 January 2018
- Corrigendum
- RAPEX notification A12/1411/17 of Report-2017-042 has been withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority following a revised risk assessment.
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