Hazardous chemicals in products placed on the Cypriot market have been detected by the Labour Inspection Department, following a campaign to check products made of plastic in the context of the implementation of the Chemicals Legislation.
The toys in question are a bath mat, a gym ball and a 4 kg gym dumbbell
According to a statement from the Press and Information Office, during the campaign 8 samples of toys were taken to check their phthalates content[/B].
Phthalates are substances classified as toxic for reproduction and are included in the restrictions of Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation (points 51 and 52). According to these restrictions, products containing specific phthalates in concentrations higher than 0.1% by weight in plasticised material must not be placed on the market.
Following laboratory analysis of the samples carried out by the State General Laboratory, in 3 out of 8 samples phthalates were detected in concentrations higher than those specified in the legislation. The non-compliant products are shown in the Table below.
Also, in 2 out of 8 samples, Chlorinated Short Chain Paraffins (SCCPs), substances classified as Persistent Organic Pollutants, were detected. These substances are not allowed to be contained in consumer products in concentrations higher than 0.15% by mass of material.
The Labour Inspection Department informs the consumer public that it has already started a procedure of immediate withdrawal from the Cypriot market and destruction of non-compliant products.
For information you can contact the Officers at tel. 22405611, 22405637 and 22405609, as well as visit the Department's website at the following address: http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dli/dliup.nsf
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