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Snowmobiles - Speed Passion — recall A12/0808/14

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · France · 2014-06-13 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
A12/0808/14
Date of alert
2014-06-13
Country / jurisdiction
France
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Burns, Chemical
Brand
Imagin
Product category
Toys
Product type
Radio-controlled snowmobile
Reported risk: The product poses a chemical risk because it contains bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) above the permitted levels (measured values: DEHP: 1.8% and DBP 0.56%). In addition, the battery compartments can easily break and expose parts of different polarity, which may create a short circuit leading to overheating and causing burns.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 62115.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Category of measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force
06/05/2014
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/115233

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