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Children's slippers — recall

Consumer goods · European Union · 2025-11-14

Hazard: Chemical

Children's slippers contain hazardous chemicals

Country	European Union
Category	Consumer goods
Published	2025-11-14
Category	Childcare articles and children's equipment
Hazard	Chemical
Hazard description	The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 58.7% and 10.7% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to: 0.2% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may affect breast-fed or unborn children.
Non-compliance	General Product Safety Regulation nor the REACH Regulation
Remedy	Stop of sales.
Recall number	SR/04017/25
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	Marketplaces may delist the same or similar products, freeze or force-remove inventory (e.g. Amazon FBA) and notify past buyers; under GPSR regulators can require platforms to act within 2 working days.
Self-check for comparable products	Restricted-substance test reports (phthalates, lead, cadmium, PFAS…) covering current batches and all variants.
Rules & standards likely involved	GPSR, CE (Toys EN 71 / LVD·EMC), REACH · Full guide →

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