Famowesta · Mitternachts-Hexe ("Midnight witch")

The nose in the fancy-dress costume set contains di-isononylphthalate (DINP) (measured value 23 % by weight) and di-2-ethylhexyl (DEHP) (measured value 1.4% by weight). DEHP 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 while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited in toys or childcare articles that can be placed in the mouth by children.

Published: 28 August 2015
Notifying authority: Germany
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 13/04/2015 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Destruction of the product. Date of entry into force: 13/04/2015

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: A12/1065/15
Model: Art. Nr. 15770
Batch: 4009384157702
Check-digit validated barcodes: 4009384157702

Classification

Category: Toys
Risk type: Chemical
Country of origin: India

Product description

Fancy-dress costume set for children, including a foldable black hat, a black and orange robe, two black belts, a set of vampire teeth, packed separately, 10 stick-on artificial black fingernails/claws, a long plastic nose with a wart attached to an elastic band and a short, thick plastic nose. Samp