EU Safety Gate Alert
Summary Children's rubber boots with cartoon designs sold online through Joom contain unsafe levels of harmful chemicals including phthalates and cadmium, which can accumulate in the body and cause health damage. The affected boots do not meet EU safety regulations and were distributed in Malta. All batches and sizes of this product are included in the recall.
- Product
- Rubber boots, intended for children, with a cartoon motif in different colours and sizes. All batches are affected. Product sold online, in particular via Joom.
- Reason
- The plastic window inside the wallet contains excessive amounts of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 0.12% and 31.6% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may pause a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 8.1% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
- Classification
- Class I
- Category
- consumer product recall
- Country
- European Union
- Agency
- SAFETY-GATE
- Recall date
- 2026-05-08
- Status
- Ongoing
- Areas affected
- MT
- Distribution
- Malta
Official recall notice from SAFETY-GATE
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/7a2910e1-15ca-4773-afa5-215b21901a00