Shein jacket with yellow zip: chemicals above allowed levels, listing removed
The mauve jacket has too much C9-C14 PFCA-related substances and perfluorooctanoic-acid-related compounds, which the notice says are a risk to human health and the environment and break safety rules.
What to do
Measure taken: Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from 17/10/2025. Company recall page: https://m.shein.com/fr/ark/5343?scene_type=recall&banner_delivery_id=3648088
Note from Recalled Today: If you own this product, stop using it and contact the seller.
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Notice details
- Product
- Jacket
- Company
- Shein
- Hazard
- The product has an excessive quantity of C9-C14 PFCA-related substances (measured value: 50.88 mg/kg). These substances bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive quantity of perfluorooctanoic-acid-related compounds (PFOAs) (measured value: 46 mg/kg). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation, the REACH Regulation nor the General Product Safety Regulation.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- France
- Countries that reacted
- None listed
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/00034/26
- Model or type: EXPLOREWE - Teen 13Y
- Batch number: 08/2024
- Measure in force since
- 17/10/2025
- Published on Safety Gate
- February 6, 2026
- Listed on Recalled Today
- February 6, 2026
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Shein Jacket (Veste à capuchon mauve et zip jaune)
- Product
- Product: Jacket Name: Veste à capuchon mauve et zip jaune Brand: Shein Description: Mauve-coloured jacket with a yellow zip fastener, a non-removable hood, two pockets on the sides, one chest pocket on the left and a tightening cord at the base of the garment, with inner lining. Product sold online, in particular via Shein (product identifier: SKC#sk2408200095729842) and Amazon.
- Risk
- Risk type: Chemical, Environment The product has an excessive quantity of C9-C14 PFCA-related substances (measured value: 50.88 mg/kg). These substances bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive quantity of perfluorooctanoic-acid-related compounds (PFOAs) (measured value: 46 mg/kg). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation, the REACH Regulation nor the General Product Safety Regulation.
- Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Other), in force from 17/10/2025 Warning consumers of the risks (economic operator: Other), in force from 21/10/2025
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Company recall page
- https://m.shein.com/fr/ark/5343?scene_type=recall&banner_delivery_id=3648088
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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