InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Abababy – Plastic doll

Abababy – Plastic doll

Name: Mermaid Girl

Category: 10

Date: 2026-09-18

Product Category: Toys

Risk Type: Chemical

Danger: The plastic material of the doll’s arm and of the packaging have an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to 0.16 % and 17 % by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 24/06/2026Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 24/06/2026

Description: Battery-operated plastic doll in the shape of a mermaid with yellow and green hair, a blue top, and a multi-coloured glittering tail, supplied with a small pink crown, a pink handbag, and a blue comb.

Notifying Country: Hungary

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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