
Shoe covers
- Notifying country
- Norway
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 2.03% by weight). SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Distributor
Product
- Description
- PVC covers for shoes. Product sold online, in particular via elkjop.no.
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/01259/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-17
- Published
- 24 April 2026
- Modified
- 24 April 2026
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