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Shoe covers — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentMay 1, 2026
Photo from the official notice: Shoe covers — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Shoe covers — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Shoe covers — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Shoe covers — chemical & environment 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 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. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor

Product description

PVC covers for shoes. Product sold online, in particular via elkjop.no.

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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