EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Children 's water shoes Maui “Kinder Aquaschuhe 29” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00984/21
Summary
The rubber of the product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)(Total measured value: 10.5 mg/kg by weight), notably Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), Benzo[e]pyrene (BeP), Benzo[a]anthracene (BaA), Chrysen (CHR), Benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjFA), Benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFA) and Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFA). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product…
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Product
Children 's water shoes — Maui
- Brand
- Maui
- Name / model
- Kinder Aquaschuhe 29 · EDM-Nr. 3205623009, F057
- Batch number(s)
- 3205623009
- Barcode
- 4 030907 650745
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Water shoes for children in pink fabric with black rubber sole and cords in the back.
What is the risk?
- The rubber of the product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)(Total measured value: 10.5 mg/kg by weight), notably Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), Benzo[e]pyrene (BeP), Benzo[a]anthracene (BaA), Chrysen (CHR), Benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjFA), Benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFA) and Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFA). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 20/05/2021
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 20/05/2021
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 20/05/2021
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 20/05/2021
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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