EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Slippers “Grass slippers Gress tøfler” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00254/20
Summary
The product contains an excessive amount of lead (measured value: 0.2 % by weight).Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation Regulation.
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Product
Slippers
- Name / model
- Grass slippers Gress tøfler
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Slippers with a white under-sole with green plastic grass as over-sole. They have a length of approximately 30 cm, intended for adults. The product was sold online, in particular via lagerpriser.no
What is the risk?
- The product contains an excessive amount of lead (measured value: 0.2 % by weight).Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- 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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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