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EU Safety Gate · Report-2013-034

Beach Time · Swimming Eraser

The product poses a chemical risk because the plastic material of the swimbelt contains 16 % by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). According to the REACH Regulation, phthalates DEHP, DBP and BBP are prohibited in all toys and childcare articles, while phthalates DINP, DIDP and DNOP are prohibited when the toy or the childcare article can be placed in the mouth by children.

Published
30 August 2013
Notifying authority
Hungary
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): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown. Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 28/06/2013

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1144/13
Model
Item Model: 4183
Batch
4 002422 084107
Check-digit validated barcodes
4002422084107
Category
Toys
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
Germany

Eraser in the shape of a pig wearing a swimming costume and a swimbelt. The eraser is packaged in a small plastic sachet.