EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-48
Trold & Co · Baby's changing mat - Puslehynde
These products pose a chemical risk because the cotton material contains 86-91 mg/kg and plastic foam material contains 48-60 mg/kg of formaldehyde (maximum permitted level of formaldehyde in textile material products intended for children under 2 years is 30 mg/kg). The product does not comply with the relevant Finnish legislation. In addition the package, a plastic bag, poses an environmental pollution risk and indirect health risks because the quantity of cadmium (expressed as Cd metal) exceeds the limit 0.01% (i.e.100 mg/kg) by mass of the polymer (400 mg/kg of cadmium). The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
- Published
- 03 December 2010
- Notifying authority
- Finland
- 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): Import rejected by the customs authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1772/10
- Model
- Bar codes:1. 5704211000396,2. 5704211104193
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 5704211000396 · 5704211104193
Classification
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Cotton textile covered baby changing mat with foam plastic padding, size 63 x 48 x 8 cm. Packed in a transparent plastic bag. Two different designs: 1. a beige covering with brown giraffe figures, 2. a black and white covering with flower figures (retrostyle).