EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's footwear Pepperts! “Kinder Leder Boots” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0533/13
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains up to 20.7 mg/kg of Chromium (VI).Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
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Product
Children's footwear — Pepperts!
- Brand
- Pepperts!
- Name / model
- Kinder Leder Boots · Model Fuchsia
- Batch number(s)
- IAN 69621; 4048887036503
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children’s pink leather boots with pink textile laces and beige synthetic soles. The boots are tied together with a plastic string, and there is a paper label attached to the right boot.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains up to 20.7 mg/kg of Chromium (VI).Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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