EU Safety Gate · Report-2025-8
Toys · Toy car
The plastic package of the toy has an and excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: 14.8% and 0.79% by weight, respectively). DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
- Published
- 21 February 2025
- Notifying authority
- Sweden
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Retailer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 06/09/2024
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- SR/00706/25
- Model
- 2912611
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 7340090065231
Classification
- Category
- Toys
- Risk type
- Chemical, Environment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Two toy cars, in yellow and blue colours.