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Playshoes bathing shoes — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalSep 3, 2010

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0.7% by weight of dibutyl phthalate (DBP), 4.5-4.7% by weight of bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 21,1-21,2 of di-"isobutyl" phthalate.The bathing shoes may be worn by a child on its naked feet during long hours (at the beach) in the hot sunshine. The child's feet would thus be in intense contact with the plastic of the shoes, and thus the child's exposure to phthalates could be very high.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor — Other

Product description

Bathing sandals made out of soft, transparent plastic, with buckle, structured soles, shoe length: 15.5 cm, size: 22/23.

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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