
Children's rubber sandals
Unknown
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Poland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The products pose a chemical risk because they contain bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and there is migration of lead: - the blue butterfly sandal – from 1.6 to 17.6% by weight of DBP and 0.86 – 2% by weight of DEHP - the green butterfly sandal – from 2 to 11.3% by weight of DBP and 0.83% by weight of DEHP - in all the sandals except the green butterfly model acetophenone (CAS: 98-86-2) and 2-phenyl-2-propanol (CAS: 617-94-7), detected. All of the abovementioned substances are dangerous and classified as harmful for human beings, affecting reproduction and causing irritation to the skin, eyes and airways (absorption through the skin), and some of them are treated as mutagenic factors.
Measures taken
- Import rejected by the customs authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Five types of product: - blue and green, with open toes and butterfly-shaped uppers,- black with covered toes and a strap below the ankle, - violet with covered toes and a strap below the ankle, and - blue with open toes and a picture of a rabbit on the upper.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0659/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-19
- Published
- 21 May 2009
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