Plastic strings
Ammi · Fils de scoubidous
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The plastic strings contain dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value up to 21% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system.
Requirements breached
The migration of organotin compounds of the materials is too high (measured value up to 463 mg/kg). Organotins are toxic and may harm human health. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Glittery, plastic strings available in two different packs of assorted colours (50 strings in each pack).
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1513/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-042
- Published
- 10 October 2018
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/335230
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