Rubber boots, intended for children, with a cartoon motif in different colours and sizes. All batches are affected. Product sold online, in particular via Joom.
Name: No Name Provided
Category: 10
Date: 2026-05-08
Product Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Risk Type: Chemical, Environment
Danger: The plastic window inside the wallet contains excessive amounts of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 0.12% and 31.6% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may pause a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 8.1% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 27/04/2026
Description: Rubber boots, intended for children, with a cartoon motif in different colours and sizes. All batches are affected. Product sold online, in particular via Joom.
Notifying Country: Malta
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
