Survey of the Availability of Soft PVC infant toys in a Selection of European Union Countries: February 1998.
Compiled by Greenpeace International.
Austria
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC. |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER: Toys R Us |
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A (33 cm) Doll with soft head and less soft arms and legs, |
importer: Lissi Batz 96465 Neustadt Germany |
China. |
3 + y |
PVC |
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2 small (4 cm) Walt Disney figures, soft/hard, |
importer: Bullyland Volke Kieus, Bully-Strasse 1, D-7071 Spraitbach/Germany, |
Made in China |
3 + y |
PVC |
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2 water toys |
Shelcore, Inc, Somerset, NJ 08873, |
Made in China. |
2 + y |
PVC |
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RETAILER: Schlecker |
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A fish teething ring (7x7 cm) |
Shlecker AS, |
for babies |
soft plastic, not PVC |
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A litle pop up book of fabric material |
Schlecker AS |
for babies |
Fabric |
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RETAILER: BIPA |
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A duck |
NUK, MAPA GmbH, D-27404 Zeven |
very soft plastic made from natural latex milk. Not to be used as a bath-toy. |
Belgium
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC. |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER: Toys R Us |
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Fun Keys: Red ring with 3 keys (blue, yellow and green). Not very soft. |
Playwell (FR) |
China Series number: 023465 |
3 m + |
NOT PVC |
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Popsicle Teether. Pink rattle, ring and 3 "rainbow coloured" keys. Each key has a white soft end. N.B. |
Playwell (FR) |
China, series number: 034660 |
3 m + |
not PVC Packaging states designed for babies to chew on |
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Musical Teething Keys. white ring, blue music box and 3 keys (red yellow and green) with hard and soft parts: |
Shelcore (UK and Canada) |
China Serie number: 02250 |
3-18 months |
not PVC |
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Bathtime Squirtees: Pelicano and crocodile. Soft. |
Shelcore (UK and Canada) |
China serie number: 72036 |
both figures PVC |
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Animal Teether: white ring with bi-colored animals figures, soft plastic heads. |
The First Years (U.S.A.) |
China Serie number: 2041 |
3 months |
Soft parts (heads) ARE in PVC; Hard parts are NOT |
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Soft ducky: Yellow, soft |
The first years (U.S.A.) |
China Serie number: 2029 |
3 m + |
PVC |
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My first teether; Rope with several animals figures some hard, others are soft |
Battat Baby (NY, Montreal, UK) |
China |
3 m + |
Soft figures are PVC. The bag was also pure PVC |
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"Jouet de Bain" (= bath toy). "Vinyl" and the "number 3" symbol for PVC on the packing. |
Vully (France) |
6 m + |
PVC (marked Vinyl on package) |
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Denmark
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER: Toys R Us/Faetter BR |
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BABY: Rangle med blød bidering (rattle with soft teether) 0 41-0251 |
Top Toy |
- |
for babies |
ABS & EVA |
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BABY: Køle-bidering til at dulme "gummerne" (cooling teether) 57-1634 |
Top Toy |
- |
for babies |
ABS & EVA |
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BABY: Biderangle - ryst ranglen og hør raslelyden (rattle teether) 41-0286 |
Top Toy |
- |
for babies |
ABS & EVA |
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BABY: Andefamilie- fremstillet i PE materiale (duck family) 41-0431 |
Top Toy |
- |
for babies |
PE |
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RETAILER: Super Brugsen (a food retailer in the group called FDB) |
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Pussycat: Teething keys 29-285 |
Tolico Toys |
DK |
for babies |
EVA |
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Pussycat:Teething ring 029-283 |
Tolico Toys |
DK |
for babies |
EVA |
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Pussycat: Cooling gum soothers 29-284 |
Tolico Toys |
DK |
for babies |
EVA |
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RETAILER: Lege-kaeden (Play Group) |
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Baby-made for Brio: Textile duck 4-014629490261 |
Brio |
for babies |
textile |
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Erzgebirge olbernhau (wooden teething ring) 1-1113 |
Hess Holz Spielzeug |
for babies |
wood |
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Germany
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER Toys R Us |
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Clutch Ball |
Shelcore, US |
China |
6-24 m |
PVC (described as soft, easy to grip vinyl ball) |
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Winnie the Pooh, baby’s first soft blocks |
Mattel |
China |
9-24 m |
PVC |
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Bambi squeezies (Flower) |
Mattel |
China |
0-18 m |
PVC |
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‘Little Family’ 3 squeezie chickens |
Chicco |
Italy |
6-36 m |
PVC |
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Disney Baby Minnie BathTub Pal |
Mattel |
China |
18 m + |
Minnie doll PVC, bath dish, not PVC |
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Greece
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER: Zaxarias X. Alexandros. |
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Play Family - Trip to the Vet, 72548 |
Fisher Price/ Mattel AEBE |
China |
1.5-5 y |
PVC (only dog tested) |
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Cooling Teether, 71427 |
Fisher Price/ Mattel AEBE |
England |
3-18 m |
not PVC (only soft part of teether testsed) |
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Snap-Lock Beads 70667 |
Fisher Price/ Mattel AEBE |
USA |
6-36 m |
not PVC |
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Baby Bath Toy, Item 01141 |
Smart Kids, distributed by Zacharias |
China |
3m + |
PVC |
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Baby Play Pals, |
Connitoy (UK) |
China |
4-18 m |
PVC |
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RETAILER: JUMBO Babyland S.A. |
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Hand Puppet, 7641701 |
Kalantzi Bros |
Greece |
- |
PVC |
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Honey Baby |
Baby Toys, distributed by Babyland SA |
China |
36 m + |
PVC. labelled ‘non toxic’ |
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Sof’ Key Teether, 148 |
Safety 1st, distributed by Babyland SA |
China |
3m + |
PVC (only soft part of keys (teether) tested) |
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Fingers and Toes, 267
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Safety 1st, distributed by Babyland SA |
- |
3m + |
PVC (only fingers tested) |
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Baby’s Duck 15304-132 |
Playskool, distributed by Hasbro Hellas SA |
China |
0 + |
PVC |
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Dalmation Family |
distributed by Babyland SA |
China |
36m + |
PVC |
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RETAILER: G.N. Moustakas S.A., |
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Donald Duck (money box) 15002 |
Impulse, distributed by Gattegno Co |
China |
5y + |
PVC |
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Electronic Vinyl Baby Calf 65242 |
Chicco, distributed by B & M Skapmoutsos |
China |
3-36 m |
PVC |
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Electronic Vinyl Baby Kitten 632240 |
Chicco, distributed by B & M Skapmoutsos |
China |
3-36 m |
PVC |
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Soft Grapes Rattle 65791 |
Chicco, distributed by B & M Skapmoutsos |
China |
3 - 18m |
PVC (only soft part of teether tested) |
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Squeezies (Donald Duck) 66147 |
Disney (Mattel), distributed by Mattel |
China |
3-25m |
PVC |
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Italy
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER |
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Ice Cream Teether (Gelato Refrigerante) - blue |
Chicco |
China |
- |
soft plastic, not PVC |
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Ice Cream Teether (Gelato Refrigerante) - pink |
Chicco |
China |
- |
soft plastic, not PVC |
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Cooling Teether (fish) |
Tigex (France) |
- |
3m + |
soft plastic, not PVC. Packaging marked with PVC symbol |
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Cooling Teether (duck) |
Tigex (France) |
- |
3m + |
soft plastic, not PVC. Packaging marked with PVC symbol |
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Note: soft PVC toys by major manufacturers are still widely available in Toys R Us in Italy.
The Netherlands
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER Toys'r'Us (at Breda) |
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Sesame Street Magic Action Telephone |
Tyco |
China |
1.5 m + |
PVC |
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Sesame Street Softy Sounds Phone |
Tyco |
China |
6 -24m |
PVC. Described as ‘Super Soft Vinyl’ |
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Sesame Street Stacking Rings (with removable soft bird)
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Tyco |
China |
3-36 m |
PVC bird, rings not PVC. |
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Sesame Street Stroller Pals |
Tyco |
China |
3-24 m |
PVC |
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Sesame Street Wobblin' Bouncin' Fun (Helicopter) |
Tyco |
China |
18m + |
soft parts PVC |
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RETAILER: Intertoys (at Emmen) (Intertoys belongs to the Blokker concern) |
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Electronic Vinyl Baby Puppy |
Chicco |
China |
3-36m |
: PVC (described as ‘soft vinyl baby puppy’) |
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Baby’s mini safari |
Hasbro |
China |
3m + |
PVC (hard and soft parts) |
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Winnie the Pooh squeezies |
Mattel |
China |
3-24 m |
PVC |
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My first roly poly pal |
Redbox |
China |
18m + |
PVC |
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Baby splash (not available in Emmen but in Steenwijk) |
Deltas Chan |
- |
- |
PVC |
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RETAILER: Blokker (Kampen) |
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Winnie the Pooh poppin' surprise Piglet |
Mattel |
China |
6-24 m |
PVC |
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Winnie the Pooh Tigger suction rattle |
Mattel |
China |
2-24 m |
PVC |
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Winnie the Pooh Baby's first soft blocks |
Mattel |
China |
9-24 m |
PVC |
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Sesame Street Ernie |
Tyco |
China |
all ages |
Polyester body, PVC head |
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Sesame Street Wind Up Train |
Tyco |
China |
1-3 y |
soft toys PVC, hard train not PVC |
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Spain
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER TOYS R’US: |
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Baby Lamb
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Chicco |
China |
3-36m |
PVC. Described as soft plastic |
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Small Red Horse |
Juguetes Fonts S.L. Formas (Spain) |
Spain |
- |
PVC |
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Soft n’ Comfy Fingers and Toes Teether |
Safety 1st |
China |
3m + |
PVC. Described as ‘Made of soft vinyl’ |
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Sesame Street Squeeze ‘Ems - Cookie Monster |
Tyco |
China |
0 + |
PVC. Described as ‘Soft Vinyl to Grip and Teethe’ |
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Chewy Teether |
The First Years |
China |
3m + |
PVC |
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RETAILER: AlCampo |
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Softy rattle |
Chicco |
China |
3-18m |
hard and soft plastic, not PVC |
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Cooling Teether |
Jane Maternal (Spain) |
China |
- |
PVC. Packaging states ‘Produced from non-toxic materials’. |
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Little Red Horse |
Juguetes Fonts S L Formas, as in Toys R Us |
PVC |
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RETAILER: El Corte Ingles. Same range of products as Alcampo |
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Sweden
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER: Ahlens. |
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Rattle Ball |
Shelcore |
China |
3-36 m |
not PVC, hard plastic |
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Play Family - Barnyard Pals |
Fisher Price (Mattel) |
Thailand |
1.5 - 5 y |
PVC |
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Rattle with hearts |
? |
- |
- |
hard plastic, not PVC |
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Teething keys, soft & hard plastic |
Ahlens AB, Stockholm |
- |
- |
soft parts PVC, hard parts not PVC |
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Three bath dishes |
Ahlens |
- |
- |
not PVC, hard plastic |
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RETAILER: Stor & Liten (KF) |
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Winnie the Pooh Squeezies |
Mattel |
China |
3-24 m |
PVC |
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Super Squirter |
Shelcore |
China |
+/- 5m |
PVC |
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Yellow Duck - Bad-anka i vinyl |
Toyman AB |
- |
- |
PVC (described as vinyl on packaging) |
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Little Bear Teether |
Chicco |
- |
- |
not PVC |
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Rattle go round |
Micki Leksaker AB |
- |
- |
not PVC, textile & hard plastic |
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RETAILER: Toy Skoi AB |
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Speedy Lorry |
Chicco |
China |
1-4 y |
not PVC, hard plastic |
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Trilly musical rattle |
Chicco |
China |
3-18 m |
not PVC, hard plastic |
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Baby |
Brio |
- |
- |
not PVC, hard plastic |
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Soft Carrot Rattle |
Chicco |
China |
3-18 m |
PVC (described as Vinyle in French on packet) |
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Soft Keys: |
Chicco |
China |
3-18 m |
not PVC (soft and hard plastic) |
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United Kingdom
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PRODUCT |
MANUFACTURER |
MADE IN |
AGE REC |
MATERIAL |
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RETAILER: Toys R Us |
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Gloworm |
Playskool, Hasbro Inc. |
China |
6 m + |
PVC head |
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Fun telephone teether |
Tomy, Safety 1st |
China |
- |
soft parts PVC |
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Hard’n soft animal teethers |
The First Years |
China |
- |
soft parts PVC, hard not PVC |
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Play Book Emma Speaks Up (with squeaky elephant) |
Fisher Price (Mattel Europa) |
China |
- |
PVC |
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Teletubbies, squeaky vinyl figure Laa-Laa. |
Martin Yaffe International Ltd, |
? |
6 m + |
PVC, described as vinyl |
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Winnie the Pooh Poppin Surprise |
Mattel |
China |
6-24 m |
PVC |
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RETAILER: Early Learning Centre |
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Teletubbies ball |
Mondo SPA for Ragdoll Productions |
Italy |
- |
PVC |
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Old macdonals musical teethers |
Early Learning Centre |
China |
3 m + |
soft and hard plastic, not PVC |
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roll around inflatable roller |
Early Learning Centre |
China |
6 m + |
PVC |
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bathtime ducks (vanilla scented) |
Early Learning Centre |
China |
9 m + |
PVC |
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Play Family Circus Train |
Mattel/Fisher Price |
China |
1.5 - 5 y |
soft parts PVC, hard parts not PVC |
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RETAILER: Woolworths |
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Winnie the Pooh Swinging Pals |
Mattel |
China |
3-18 m |
PVC |
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Bath Buddies |
Tomy First Fun |
China |
6 m + |
PVC |
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Bathtime Duck Family (soft, vinyl ducks) |
Chad Valley |
? |
12 m + |
PVC (marked on packaging) |
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7 Piece Safari Set (7 soft vinyl pieces) |
Chad Valley |
? |
12 m + |
PVC (marked on packaging) |
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