EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Children's slippers — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/04229/25
Summary
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values: 28.6% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Children's slippers
- Name / model
- 18316, Modern world
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Children's rubber slippers with a shark motif in pink and blue with a white sole, equipped with purple heel straps, size 24-25.
What is the risk?
- The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values: 28.6% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 21/11/2025
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