EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Baseball cap Deproc ACTIVE “Unknown” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0700/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because the product contains azo dyes releasing 4-aminoazobenzene in a concentration up to 5000 mg/kg. This exceeds the limit of 30 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Baseball cap — Deproc ACTIVE
- Brand
- Deproc ACTIVE
- Name / model
- Unknown · Colour: grey/anthracite
- Batch number(s)
- Item No 49000
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- A baseball cap made of grey fabric, no original packaging. Colour: grey/anthracite. The product was distributed as promotional material.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because the product contains azo dyes releasing 4-aminoazobenzene in a concentration up to 5000 mg/kg. This exceeds the limit of 30 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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