Water shoes
Aqua Sphere · Beachwalker XP
Hobby/sports equipmentChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The shoes contain the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) benz(a)anthracene (measured value 2.4 mg/kg), chrysene (measured value 1.2 mg/kg) and benzo(e)pyrene (measured value 1.3 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
PAHs are absorbed through skin contact. These PAHs are carcinogenic. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 15 October 2018
Product
- Description
- Black/silver neoprene water shoes; no packaging.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1612/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-044
- Published
- 26 October 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1511/18 from Report-2018-042 has been updated to modify the name, type and model.
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