Socks
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product has an excessive concentration of nonylphenol ethoxylates (measured value up to 0.039 % by weight). Nonylphenol ethoxylates are endocrine disruptors, aquatic toxins, and bioaccumulative substances, leading to reproductive and developmental harm in aquatic life and potential human health issues like reproductive problems and an increased risk of hormone-related cancers.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 19 September 2025
Product
- Description
- Wool socks, intended for women. Product sold online, in particular via Shein (product identifier: 47527021).
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03422/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-40
- Published
- 30 September 2025
- Modified
- 30 September 2025
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/03408/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03405/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03404/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the adopted measures. Notification SR/03402/25: the risk description of the notification has been updated to better reflect the risk. SR/03420/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with new risk description and legal provisions. Notification SR/03420/25: has been withdrawn on the request of the notifying country, following presentation of new test evidence.
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