InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: Hoot – Children’s flip flops

Hoot – Children’s flip flops

Name: Hoot Girls Printed Flip Flops

Category: 10

Date: 2025-03-14

Product Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items

Risk Type: Chemical

Danger: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to: 0.04% and 11% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children by causing possible damage to their reproductive system. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation and nor with the REACH Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 04/02/2025Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: Unknown

Description: Flip flops, intended for children, in various patterns. Product sold online, in particular via eurogiant.ie

Notifying Country: Ireland

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

Hoot - Children's flip flops

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