Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-29
Fashion strings · Plastic strings
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 13.6% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). According to the REACH Regulation, certain phthalates in toys are prohibited.
- Published
- 31 July 2009
- Notifying authority
- Greece
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1018/09
- Model
- Model WP-100C, bar code 8 525369 685481
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8525369685481
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Plastic strings (25 pieces, 1 m length each) which children can use to form various shapes. The product is packed in plastic transparent packaging with a cardboard label that bears the pictogram 0-3 and instructions in 4 different languages: Dutch, German, French and English.