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Children's shoes – Flower Girl

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 12 Nov 2009In the weekly report of 13 Nov 2009 (week 44, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Children's shoes
Brand
Flower Girl
Type / model
Article No. 155280, barcode on packaging 4001552800328, size 32.
Description
Girls' shoes in dark-brown and taupe colour, packed in a cardboard box bearing the words “Flower Girl” and a label indicating the number of the article, colour, size and a sticker with information in Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian about the distributors, manufacturer and country of origin. In the box of shoes there is a mould-proof sachet with information: “ACTIVE MINERAL ANTI-MOLDS DO NOT EAT!!”
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 916.2 mg/kg dimethylfumarate (DMF) in the sachets (substance not present in footwear).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.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Estonia
Country of origin
Belgium
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1479/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1479/09
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1479/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-44 (XML)
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