Reported risk evidence comparison

Clothing, textiles and fashion items: lead, plasticizers — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 19 official alert references published from 2009-05-22 to 2026-05-22. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including sandals, sport shoes, plastic sandals. The other 11 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about lead, plasticizers. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Dated official observations

Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism

The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.

Sandals · SR/00462/26

Report published 2026-02-13 · notifying country Norway · reported origin Unknown

Reported product description: Tan sandals in PVC. The sandal has two straps with buckles. [1]
Reported risk explanation: The plastic material of the product contains an excessive amount of dibutyl phthalate (DBP)(measured value: 19% by weight).This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. Moreover, the product contains lead (measured value: 0,17 % by weight).Lead is harmful for human health as it accumulates in the body and may damage the unborn child. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): None. Information and request to remove non-compliant productsDate 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 [1]

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Sport shoes · SR/04000/25

Report published 2025-11-14 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Children's red sport shoes with LED light. [2]
Reported risk explanation: The product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 81 % by weight). The cable insulation has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value up to 0.14 % by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment. DPB poses a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive). [2]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 27/10/2025 [2]

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Plastic sandals · SR/02472/25

Report published 2025-07-04 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Transparent sandals made of PVC, with rhinestones. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0C4GJHX7M). [3]
Reported risk explanation: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of lead, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 13%, 11.7% and 9.2% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. DEHP and DBP may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 06/06/2025 [3]

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Children's sandals · SR/02158/25

Report published 2025-06-13 · notifying country Finland · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Children´s sandals made of yellow plastic with details of two eyes, a nose and teeth on them. [4]
Reported risk explanation: The plastic material of the sandals contains an excessive amount of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and lead (measured values: 40% 0,078 % by weight). DBP may harm the health of children by causing possible damage to their reproductive system. Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 12/05/2025 [4]

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Children's sandals · SR/01434/25

Report published 2025-04-11 · notifying country Norway · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Brown, beige and white sandals with silicone panda emblem and the text "BABY" on the sole. Product sold online, in particular via Temu (Product identifier: 601099561731543). [5]
Reported risk explanation: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 0.4% and 25.9% 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 lead (measured value: 0.17% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 10/01/2025 [5]

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Children's slippers · SR/00451/25

Report published 2025-01-31 · notifying country Malta · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Children's slippers. Product sold online, in particular via Shein. [6]
Reported risk explanation: The migration of lead from the surface material is too high (measured value: 0.7 mg/kg). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, and can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed children.Moreover, the plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of di-‘isononyl’ phthalate (DINP), (measured values: 26.4% by weight).These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system and liver.Additionally, the plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 20.6% and 11.2% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the European standards EN 18219-1, EN 18219-2 and EN 14389. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 02/12/2024Type 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 [6]

Unresolved source wording: This report uses migration wording with a percentage. Its measurement basis/unit is unresolved; preserve the literal source wording and do not compare it as a verified migration result or legal limit. [6]

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Slippers · A12/03301/24

Report published 2024-11-29 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin Unknown

Reported product description: Slippers made of orange PVC plastic in the shape of crayfish. [7]
Reported risk explanation: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalates (DBP), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and lead (measured values up to 16%, 0.3% and 0.1% by weight, respectively.)These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Lead can cause developmental neurotoxicity if children are exposed. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 07/08/2024 [7]

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Children's slippers · A12/02577/24

Report published 2024-09-13 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Slippers for children with crocodile print. Made of PVC plastic in several colours. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon ASIN B0D2J4PG5T. [8]
Reported risk explanation: The plastic material of the shoes contains an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and lead (measured values up to: 22 %, 24% and 0.25% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children by causing possible damage to their reproductive system.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 21/08/2024 [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

19 distinct official alert references, published between 2009-05-22 and 2026-05-22. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report year	Recorded alerts
2009	1
2019	1
2020	2
2021	1
2023	2
2024	5
2025	5
2026	2

Recorded risk labels within this evidence task

Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.

Chemical: 15 recorded references
Chemical, Environment: 3 recorded references
Environment: 1 recorded references

Source selection, exclusions and calculation method

Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.

One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.

8 distinct descriptions displayed; 11 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {}.

These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.

Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.

Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

Lead-bearing material and exposure context — what evidence do we have?
Identify the particular material/component, its accessible/use context and supplier evidence. Reconcile any analytical result with the sampled part, method and lot. A reported concentration in another product does not establish your result or a universal limit.
Useful evidence: Part/material BOM, supplier specifications, sampling/method/results, lot/revision records and current use-specific legal review.
Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
Plasticizer identity, material and use — what evidence do we have?
Identify the actual plasticizer/substance and polymer/component, with composition and use/exposure facts. Similar abbreviations or a general “phthalates” label do not resolve exact identity or applicable conditions. Keep concentrations and legal scope questions separate.
Useful evidence: Supplier substance/CAS/EC identities, composition and material records, sampled-component results and exact use/actor context.
Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?
Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.
Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.
Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?
Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.
Useful evidence: Supply-chain responsibility map, applicable-law review, investigation scope and documented decision/communication workflow.

Work packages and dependencies

Conditional: Product-risk evidence and operator-role review — Compare the recorded product features and failure mechanism with your product. Confirm the applicable product regime, deciding evidence, operator responsibilities and justified next steps. This does not assume that GPSR or a representative appointment applies to every alert category.

Questions for providers

Which specific product features and reported risk mechanism make these cases relevant or irrelevant to our product?
What current legal, standards or scientific sources support your proposed investigation criteria, and what cannot be concluded from these dated alerts?
Which existing evidence can answer the risk question, what additional work is justified, and who owns any resulting corrective-action decision?

Sources and data dates

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