EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Child's gardening gloves Gartenstar and Green Tower “Kinderhandschuh (child's gloves) Junior” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0239/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains Chromium (VI) (measured value up to 7.6 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product also contains azo dyes releasing 3,3-dimethoxybenzidine in a concentration up to 55.7 mg/kg. This exceeds the limit of 30 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Child's gardening gloves — Gartenstar and Green Tower
- Brand
- Gartenstar and Green Tower
- Name / model
- Kinderhandschuh (child's gloves) Junior · Gartenstar Article 141802 and Green Tower Article 141302 and 625175
- Batch number(s)
- 4 001273 012352
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Child's blue gardening gloves made of cotton material, palm and fingertips in leather, padded with white non-woven fabric.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains Chromium (VI) (measured value up to 7.6 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product also contains azo dyes releasing 3,3-dimethoxybenzidine in a concentration up to 55.7 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 taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 21/01/2014
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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