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AHIEVE girls’ shoes — chemical & choking risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalChokingOct 12, 2012
Photo from the official notice: AHIEVE girls’ shoes — chemical & choking risk
Photo from the official notice: AHIEVE girls’ shoes — chemical & choking risk
Photo from the official notice: AHIEVE girls’ shoes — chemical & choking risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 235.61 mg/kg by weight dimethylfumarate (DMF). Dimethylfumarate is a substance which is strongly sensitising on contact with the skin, and consumer products containing dimethylfumarate are banned according to the REACH Regulation.The product also poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (a rhinestone) that may easily detach and be swallowed by small children.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other

Product description

Girls’ shoes with a pink sole and white upper, on which there is a ribbon with a rhinestone in the form of a flower, and a pink strap with a self-adhesive band. The shoes are packed in a cellophane bag in which there is a sachet bearing the inscription “SILICA GEL”.

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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