EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-2
Artic Merlin · Soft toy
The product poses:- a chemical risk because the material of the eyelids contains 33 % by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). - a risk of choking because the eye of the dog was detached in the tension test and the eye fits in the small parts cylinder and causes a risk of choking. According to the Chemicals Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC certain phthalates shall not be used in toys in concentration higher than of 0,1 % by weight. The product poses a serious risk for health of a child. The product does not comply with the Toys Directive and with the relevant European standard EN 71.
- Published
- 18 January 2008
- Notifying authority
- Finland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0018/08
- Model
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical, Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Soft toy in the shape of a husky dog (20 cm).