EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children’s flip flops — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02776/23
Summary
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value: 12.6% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by possibly causing damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Children’s flip flops
- Name / model
- Artikel 27199
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s flip flops made of plastic in orange or pink, with toe separator.
- Recall information: https://www.zeeman.com/de/sicherheitswarnung-slipper
What is the risk?
- The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value: 12.6% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by possibly causing damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 28/10/2023
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 28/10/2023
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 28/10/2023
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 28/10/2023
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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