EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Men’s shoes “Black White Duplicate” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1392/18
Summary
The shoes contain the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) benz(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(e)pyrene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene and benzo(j)fluoranthene (measured values up to 28.3 mg/kg). PAHs are absorbed through skin contact and respiration. These PAHs are carcinogenic. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Men’s shoes
- Name / model
- Black White Duplicate · Art.No: 13S111-75A
- Batch number(s)
- 4 060658 599260
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Men's leather shoes with plastic upper in black and white; white inner lining and insole, and a rubber sole in black-brown. Packaging: a cardboard box. The product has been sold online (e.g. via Amazon).
What is the risk?
- The shoes contain the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) benz(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(e)pyrene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene and benzo(j)fluoranthene (measured values up to 28.3 mg/kg). PAHs are absorbed through skin contact and respiration. These PAHs are carcinogenic. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 05/09/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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