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EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-43

M Joys · Ladies' s boots

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 25 mg/kg dimethylfumarate (DMF) in the sachets (mouldproof agent) put to the shoes. 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
06 November 2009
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): Import rejected by the customs authorities. Sales ban and withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
1440/09
Model
2М368-266.
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Risk type
Chemical
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Ladies’ boots whose upper and lower parts are made of artificial materials. The boots cover the ankle and have a flat sole. They are available in various colours. The boots are packed in cardboard boxes in which there are sachets with the following inscriptions: ”silica gel” ”mouldproof agent”.