"Get Exchanges and Refunds for Bathroom Slippers Bought at Daiso"… Harmful Substances Detected Above Standard Limits

Exceeding Standard Levels of Lead and Phthalate Plasticizers
Asung Co., Ltd. and Baszon Co., Ltd. Decide on Voluntary Recall

Harmful substances exceeding the standard levels were detected in bathroom slippers sold at the daily necessities store Daiso, leading to a voluntary recall.

According to the National Institute of Technology and Standards on the 29th, lead and phthalate-based plasticizers exceeding the standard levels were detected in two synthetic resin bathroom slipper products.

Two synthetic resin bathroom slipper products were found to contain lead and phthalate plasticizers exceeding the standard limits.
[Photo by National Institute of Technology and Standards]

The recalled products are approximately 53,000 pairs of PVC foam drainage bathroom slippers (mint color, 270mm) imported and sold by Asung Co., Ltd., which operates Daiso, since October last year, and about 44,000 pairs of Animal bathroom slippers imported and sold by Baszone Co., Ltd. since March last year.

The Asung products exceeded the standard levels for lead, cadmium, and phthalate-based plasticizers, while the Baszone products exceeded the standards for lead and phthalate-based plasticizers.

Asung and Baszone confirmed that some of their products exceeded the harmful substance standards based on monitoring results of synthetic resin products distributed in the market by the Yongin YMCA, and have started a voluntary recall (refund and exchange) from the 30th.

The National Institute of Technology and Standards advised users of the affected products to visit the place of purchase or contact the business operator to receive a refund or exchange for another product.

Meanwhile, information about the recalled products can be found through the Product Safety Information Center (www.safetykorea.go.kr), Consumer24 (www.consumer.go.kr), and the Consumer Hazard Monitoring System (www.ciss.go.kr).

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