In a recent market surveillance report published by Hong Kong’s Consumer Council on 13 models of children’s school shoes on the market and found that various harmful substances had exceeded limits based on European Union standards while durability test results had also vastly varied.
The tests conducted covered both chemical safety and physical performance. The chemical safety tests measured levels of chromium VI, phthalates, aromatic amines from azo dyes, formaldehyde, and dimethylfumarate (DMF). The chromium VI and DMF tests were only conducted on models with animal leather. Physical performance test items included flexing durability, adhesion between shoe upper and sole, outsole abrasion resistance, outsole slip resistance, breaking forces of straps, buckles, and related accessories, as well as sharp points and edges.
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