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EU Safety Gate · Report-2015-051

Unknown · String Beads

The strings contain di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value 0.35 % by weight). This phthalate 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
25 December 2015
Notifying authority
Croatia
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: 01/10/2015 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Destruction of the product. Date of entry into force: 27/10/2015

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1736/15
Model
559167, No.016
Batch
3856007559167
Check-digit validated barcodes
3856007559167
Category
Toys
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

DIY jewellery set (string beads) consisting of strings and different plastic beads, supplied in a colourful cardboard box.