INSECT · Plastic toys - insects

The products pose chemical risks because they contain 0.8% by weight of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and 5% by weight of di-isononylphtalate (DINP). According to the REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy or childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.

Published: 10 February 2012
Notifying authority: Spain
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 0239/12
Model: No. 837 (manufacturer's reference) and ref. 40036 (importer's reference)
Batch: 8400369802253
Check-digit validated barcodes: 8400369802253

Classification

Category: Toys
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

Plastic insects between 13 and 20 cm in length and coloured in such a way as to imitate real insects. There are four different insects (grasshopper, ant, scorpion and ladybird). The packaging is a transparent plastic bag through which the contents are visible. The bag is sealed at the top by a cardb