EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-9
Xinyuan · Men's shoes
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 62.5 mg/kg dimethylfumarate (DMF) in the sachets. Dimethylfumarate is a substance which is strongly sensitising on contact with the skin, and consumer products containing dimethylfumarate are banned according to Commission Decision 2009/251/EC.
- Published
- 05 March 2010
- Notifying authority
- Bulgaria
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0414/10
- Model
- Item 506.
Classification
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Men’s lace-up shoes „XINYUAN” with a decorative buckle, item No. 506. The shoes are sold together with a shoehorn made of PVC. They are packed in a cardboard box which also contains a sachet with an anti-moisture agent on which there is an inscription „MOULDPROOF AGENT DO NOT EAT”. The shoes emit a strong odour of a chemical substance.