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Rain boots — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 25, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Rain boots — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Rain boots — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Rain boots — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 13.01% and 17,76% by weight, respectively).These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (23/07/2024)

Product description

A pair of black wellington boots.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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