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EU Safety Gate · Report-2012-026

Top Media · Braiding strands "Scoubidou – Rainbow"

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 7.5% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). According to the REACH Regulation the phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in toys or childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.

Published
29 June 2012
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Open the original alert before further use and follow the measures stated there.

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/0924/12
Model
Art. No 170294
Batch
4 260223 170294
Check-digit validated barcodes
4260223170294
Category
Toys
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Braiding strands consisting of transparent, colourless plastic with a round cross-section, containing textile cords in the inner cavity in various neon colours, in some cases metallic Lurex yarns.