EU Safety Gate · Report-2015-002
Snowman World · Flake
The plastic material in the snowman's hat contains 5.3 % by weight of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 0.5% by weight of dibutylphtalate (DBP). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles.
- Published
- 16 January 2015
- 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 at border. Date of entry into force: 29/12/2014
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/0006/15
- Model
- Unknown
- Batch
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
White hockey player snowman soft toy with brown nose and black eyes and mouth. It has a yellow-red stick in its hand, blue leather-like plastic hat and a white jersey with a number eight.