Gamaco · Plastic toys - Stickymix i/c

The products pose a chemical risk because:- the yellow toy contains 51.2% by weight of di-"isononyl" phthalate (DINP), and 12.2% by mass of di-"isodecyl" phthalate (DIDP).- the brown toy contains 52.2% by weight of di-"isononyl" phthalate (DINP) and 12.4% by mass of di-"isodecyl" phthalate (DIDP). 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: 23 July 2010
Notifying authority: The Netherlands
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Sales ban ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 1119/10
Model: Unknown

Classification

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

Product description

The toy is sold in a semi-transparent ball in a vending machine. The ball contains two soft snakelike figures, one brown, another yellow.