EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Girls’ shoes FANGHUA “Unknown” — risk: chemical, choking, suffocation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1553/12
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 5.93 mg/kg by weight dimethylfumarate (DMF).Dimethylfumarate is a substance which is strongly sensitising on contact with the skin, and consumer products containing dimethylfumarate are banned according to the REACH Regulation.The product also poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (a rhinestone) that may easily detach and be swallowed by…
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Product
Girls’ shoes — FANGHUA
- Brand
- FANGHUA
- Name / model
- Unknown · 1. BB 2526-3
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s shoes – with a red upper and a black sole, with a self-adhesive strap with a flower at the end. On the front of the upper there is an attached ribbon with a textile flower decorated with small beads glued onto the fabric. The shoes emit a pungent smell. On the sole there is a picture of t
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 5.93 mg/kg by weight dimethylfumarate (DMF).Dimethylfumarate is a substance which is strongly sensitising on contact with the skin, and consumer products containing dimethylfumarate are banned according to the REACH Regulation.The product also poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (a rhinestone) that may easily detach and be swallowed by small children.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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