EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Makeup bag Sanrio “3pcs/Set Cartoon Handbag Makeup Bag” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/04179/25
Summary
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 18.7 % by weight) and cadmium (measured value: 369 mg/kg).DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The product does…
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Product
Makeup bag — Sanrio
- Brand
- Sanrio
- Name / model
- 3pcs/Set Cartoon Handbag Makeup Bag
- Batch number(s)
- P202539-783
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Set of three pink make-up bags with Hello Kitty illustrations. Product sold online, in particular via SHEIN (Unique identifier: sk25021360080127017)
What is the risk?
- The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 18.7 % by weight) and cadmium (measured value: 369 mg/kg).DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 02/09/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 02/09/2025
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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