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B.STAR ladies' shoes — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalDec 28, 2012
Photo from the official notice: B.STAR ladies' shoes — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: B.STAR ladies' shoes — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk due to the presence of 0.2 mg/kg of dimethylfumarate (DMF) in the footwear and 0.7 mg/kg in the mould-proof sachet.Dimethylfumarate is a substance which is strongly sensitising on contact with the skin, and consumer products containing over 0.1 mg/kg dimethylfumarate are banned according to the REACH Regulation.

Product description

Ladies sandals packed in a red-coloured cardboard box bearing the words “B.STAR” and the style number and size. There is also a mould-proof sachet with information “Desiccant. Silica gel. Throw away. Do not eat” in the box of shoes.

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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