EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-16
Virage · Ladies’ ankle boots
The product poses a chemical risk because of the presence of dimethylfumarate (DMF) in the footwear and the sachets contained in the packaging. Dimethylfumarate is a substance which is considered harmful, irritating and sensitising on contact with the skin, and its use as a biocide is not authorised.
- Published
- 01 May 2009
- Notifying authority
- Spain
- 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 ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0559/09
- Model
- Model: 72TK04
Classification
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Ladies’ ankle boots packed in a cardboard box with a lid marked ‘Virage designed in Spain’. Inside the box, along with the ankle boots, there are four sachets, one containing silica gel and three marked ‘Mouldproof agent. Do not eat.’