EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-33
FASHION STRINGS · Plastic strings
The product poses chemical risk because it contains 18,7 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), which is banned in toys by the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.
- Published
- 22 August 2008
- Notifying authority
- Slovakia
- 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 and recall from consumers by the retailer. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0896/08
- Model
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
The toy is composed of varicoloured plastic strings of length about 80 cm. A child can create various formations using various nodes. The product is packed in a transparent plastic bag, marking - CE, pictogram of age group, warnings in English language on risks of suffocation and swallowing.