Footwear: EU REACH & US California Proposition 65

EU

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Article 33

Articles

Substances of Very High Concern (svhc)

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 20

Coatings, inks, plastics, artificial leather, textiles

Organotin compounds

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 23

Metals, coatings, plastics, artificial leather

Total cadmium

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 27

Metals and metal coatings in long-term direct contact with skin

Nickel release

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 43

Textiles, leather, artificial leather in contact with skin

Azo dyes

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 46a

Textiles

Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO)

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 47

Leather in contact with skin

Hexavalent chromium

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 50

Coatings, inks, plastics, artificial leather in contact with skin

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 51

Plastic materials

Phthalates

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 61

Preservatives, desiccants, leather

Dimethyl fumarate (DMFu)

REACH (1907/2006/EC) Annex 17 Entry 72

Clothing and related accessories, other textiles in contact with skin, and footwear products

33 carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic Category 1A and 1B substances (CMR-1A&1B substances) listed in Annex 12

(EU) 2019/1021 - POPs

Waterproof textiles, leather, artificial leather

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) & Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)

(EU) 2019/1021 - POPs

Plastics, leather, artificial leather

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP)

German Chemical Prohibition Regulation(EU) 2019/1021 - POPs

Natural textiles, leather

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

US

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (cpsia)

Children's products, including but not limited to toys, clothing, children's care products, children's furniture, etc.

Lead

Children's toys and children's care products

Phthalates

California Proposition 65

Metals, coatings, leather, artificial leather, plastics

Lead

Coatings, plastics, artificial leather

Phthalates

China

National Safety Technical Code for Children's Footwear (GB 30585)

Footwear for daily wear by children aged 14 and under (shoe size ≤ 250 mm)

Exposed nail tips inside/outside shoes, broken needles inside shoes;Sharp edges, sharp points;Small parts (infant/toddler shoes);Tensile strength of small accessories (infant/toddler shoes);Steel shank;Effective heel height;Odor;Dimethyl fumarate;Hexavalent chromium in leather and fur;N-nitrosamines in rubber components (infant/toddler shoes);Decomposable harmful aromatic amine dyes;Total heavy metals;Formaldehyde;Phthalates

Limit Requirements for Hazardous Substances in Leather and Fur (GB 20400)

Leather and fur materials produced, sold and circulated in China

Formaldehyde;Decomposable harmful aromatic amines

Limit Requirements for Hazardous Substances in Polyvinyl Chloride Artificial Leather (GB 21550)

PVC artificial leather materials

Vinyl chloride monomer;Soluble heavy metals;Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)