InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : PVC covers for shoes. Product sold online, in particular via elkjop.no.

PVC covers for shoes. Product sold online, in particular via elkjop.no.

Name: No Name Provided

Category: 10

Date: 2026-05-01

Product Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items

Risk Type: Chemical, Environment

Danger: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 2.03% 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. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: Unknown

Description: PVC covers for shoes. Product sold online, in particular via elkjop.no.

Notifying Country: Norway

Country of Origin: Unknown

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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