InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: Sport Toys – Plastic ball

Sport Toys – Plastic ball

Name: No Name Provided

Category: 10

Date: 2025-03-21

Product Category: Toys

Risk Type: Chemical

Danger: The migration of lead from the toy is too high (measured value: 0.35 % by weight). Lead is harmful to children as it can lead to developmental neurotoxicity. It accumulates in the body and may also affect their future progeny when breast-fed or unborn. Moreover, the plastic material of the plastic balls has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)(measured values: 7.6 % by weight). DEHP may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive nor with the REACH Regulation and the European standard EN 71-3.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 10/09/2024Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 06/08/2024

Description: Set of five plastic balls.

Notifying Country: Sweden

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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