InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: Children’s hand bag with a shoulder strap. The front of the bag has a plastic cover/lining with flower-, star- and heart-shaped confetti behind the plastic window. Product sold online, in particular via Temu.
Children’s hand bag with a shoulder strap. The front of the bag has a plastic cover/lining with flower-, star- and heart-shaped confetti behind the plastic window. Product sold online, in particular via Temu.
Name: No Name Provided
Category: 10
Date: 2025-04-04
Product Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Risk Type: Chemical, Environment
Danger: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 10.92 %, 0.43 % and 1.32 % by weight, respectively). Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 0.034 % and 5.7% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. 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. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with the REACH Regulation.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 10/01/2025
Description: Children’s hand bag with a shoulder strap. The front of the bag has a plastic cover/lining with flower-, star- and heart-shaped confetti behind the plastic window. Product sold online, in particular via Temu.
Notifying Country: Norway
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
