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Children's rubber sandals — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 22, 2009

Hazard

The products pose a chemical risk because they contain bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and there is migration of lead: - the blue butterfly sandal – from 1.6 to 17.6% by weight of DBP and 0.86 – 2% by weight of DEHP- the green butterfly sandal – from 2 to 11.3% by weight of DBP and 0.83% by weight of DEHP- in all the sandals except the green butterfly model acetophenone (CAS: 98-86-2) and 2-phenyl-2-propanol (CAS: 617-94-7), detected. All of the abovementioned substances are dangerous and classified as harmful for human beings, affecting reproduction and causing irritation to the skin, eyes and airways (absorption through the skin), and some of them are treated as mutagenic factors.

Measures taken

  • Import rejected by the customs authorities — Other

Product description

Five types of product: - blue and green, with open toes and butterfly-shaped uppers,- black with covered toes and a strap below the ankle, - violet with covered toes and a strap below the ankle, and - blue with open toes and a picture of a rabbit on the upper.

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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