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Primark Recalls Flip-Flops

Fast fashion retailer pulls shoes over cancer scare

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7 years ago

July 18, 2017

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Primark (Dublin), which is owned by Associated British Foods (London), has recalled thousands of men's flip-flops over fears they may contain dangerous levels of a cancer-causing chemical.

Chrysene is a chemical used in dark colored dyes, such as the ones in the retailer’s blue, black and khaki flip-flops, according to the BBC.

Primark is offering a full refund, no proof of purchase required, and has suspended all new orders from the factory that manufactures the flip-flops.

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