Wellington boots with cartoon character for children. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

Wellington boots with cartoon character for children. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

Name: Wellington Boots for Children

Category: 10

Date: 2025-01-31

Product Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items

Risk Type: Chemical, Environment

Danger: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 24.4% and 0.2% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system.Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: 1.485% by weight). SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation, the REACH Regulation nor with the European standards EN 18219-1, EN 18219-2 and EN 14389.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 02/12/2024

Description: Wellington boots with cartoon character for children. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

Notifying Country: Malta

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

Wellington boots with cartoon character for children. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.Wellington boots with cartoon character for children. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

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