Chemical, Environment

Shoe covers

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Case number
SR/01259/26
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Barcode
697525292110
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇳🇴 Norway
Country of origin
Unknown
Published
2026-05-01

⚠️ Risk

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

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