EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-25
TOYS · Set of plastic ponies
The products pose a chemical risk because they contain excessive levels of di-2-ethyl-hexylphthalate (DEHP):- 23% by weight in the violet coloured pony,- 27% by weight in the pink pony. According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC, certain phthalates in toys are prohibited.
- Published
- 27 June 2008
- Notifying authority
- Poland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0689/08
- Model
- EAN 5900733116724.
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 5900733116724
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
A set of two ponies made from soft plastic, coloured pink and violet. Both have a mane and tail made of “hair”. The toy is packed in a plastic bag closed with folded multicoloured cardboard. On the cardboard there is a tag with a CE mark, pictogram concerning age 0-3 restriction, name and address of importer, “Made in China” inscription and caution: “Product not suitable for children below 3 years” and a warning against chocking hazard.
