EU Safety Gate · Report-2012-040
AHIEVE · Unknown
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 235.61 mg/kg by weight dimethylfumarate (DMF). Dimethylfumarate is a substance which is strongly sensitising on contact with the skin, and consumer products containing dimethylfumarate are banned according to the REACH Regulation. The product also poses a risk of choking because it contains small parts (a rhinestone) that may easily detach and be swallowed by small children.
- Published
- 12 October 2012
- Notifying authority
- Bulgaria
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/1515/12
- Model
- Item 2515-1
- Batch
- Unknown
Classification
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Risk type
- Chemical, Choking
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Girls’ shoes with a pink sole and white upper, on which there is a ribbon with a rhinestone in the form of a flower, and a pink strap with a self-adhesive band. The shoes are packed in a cellophane bag in which there is a sachet bearing the inscription “SILICA GEL”.