Wader boots – Biltema “Vadarstövlar”
Serious risk Chemical, Environment
- Product
- Wader boots
- Brand
- Biltema (37 alerts)
- Name
- Vadarstövlar
- Type / model
- 40-905
- Batch
- 20/28
- Description
- A pair of green high wellies, made of PVC and rubber. The product was also sold online.
- Risk
- The plastic material of the product contains an excessive amount of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs)(measured values up to 17%, 14% and 2.7%, 0.8% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system.SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation and the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
- Measures
- Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the manufacturer · from 9 Nov 2021
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
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