EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-41
NQD · Plastic toy vehicles: 1. Challenger : Amphibious stunt panzer, 2. F1 Racing : Formula 1 racing car series3. Racing series.
These products pose a chemical risk because the black material in crawler track/tyres contains 24-27% by weight of di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate (DEHP), which are banned in toys by the Chemical Restrictions Directive 79/769/EC.
- Published
- 17 October 2008
- Notifying authority
- Finland
- 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): Sales ban ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1177/08
- Model
- 1. 95000 (757T-2042); 2. 95001(757-2048); 3. 95002 (757-5034)
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
1. A green, plastic remote-controlled panzer with black crawler track in a blue cardboard box with transparent window. 40 MHz. 2. A red plastic remote-controlled formula F1 racing car (1:12 scale) with black tyres in a red/white cardboard box with transparent window. 27 MHz. 3. A red plastic remote-controlled sports car (1:10 scale) with colourful motifs on the side (a skull, etc.) and black tyres in a brown cardboard box with transparent window. The size of the imported batch is 288 pcs (95000); 1800 pcs (95001) and 160 pcs (95002)