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Kids & baby Poland Warning consumers of risks; Destruction of product

Mega Creative skipping rope safety alert: chemical risk

Skipping rope
Image: Poland via EU Safety Gate

Mega Creative skipping rope (product name Skakanka; type BQ31211, INDEX 454649; barcode 5908275105350) in plastic packaging, made in China, is affected. It was recalled because the plastic contains excessive concentrations of phthalates DEHP and DIBP (measured up to 0.06% and 0.05% by weight), which may harm children’s reproductive health; the importer issued consumer warnings and carried out voluntary withdrawal and destruction of the product.

What's being recalled

Skipping rope with a counter.

Packaging: Plastic packaging.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/02539/26

Product name on the item: Skakanka

Type or model: BQ31211, INDEX 454649

Barcode: 5908275105350

The hazard

The plastic material of the toy has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (measured values up to 0.06% and 0.05% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possibly damage to the reproductive system.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

What to do

Warning consumers of risks (voluntary, importer).

Destruction of product (voluntary, importer).

Product withdrawal from market (voluntary, importer).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by Poland via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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