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EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-30

Gamaco NV · Small plastic toy - Figurenmix i/c

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 2.5% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0.45 m/m% of di-"isononyl" phthalate (DINP) and 0.16 m/m% of di-"isodecyl" phthalate (DIDP). According to REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy can be placed in the mouth by children.

Published
30 July 2010
Notifying authority
The Netherlands
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
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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
Safety Gate reference
1147/10
Model
Unknown
Category
Toys
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

The toy is sold in a semi-transparent ball in a vending machine. The machine contains the text “Pokémon gotta chatch ‘em all”. The toy has approximately the following dimensions: 3 cm length, 1.5 cm width, 3.5 cm height.