Children's slippers — Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

Photo: Safety Gate / notifying authority

SR/04017/2511 November 2025

Children's slippers

Childcare articles and children's equipmentChemical

Notifying country: Czechia

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What is the danger

The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 58.7% and 10.7% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to: 0.2% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

Stop of sales Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 31 October 2025

Product

Description: Children's red slip-on shoes made of soft plastic with a pattern of a red bird and white flowers on the buckle, size 24, 25.
Packaging: Transparent plastic bag

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: SR/04017/25 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2025-46
Published: 11 November 2025
Modified: 8 April 2026
Corrigendum: Notification SR/04037/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03971/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/04008/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been withdrawn.