EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Children's hat Tape à l'oeil “Barely G' hat” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1836/13
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains azo dyes releasing the aromatic amine benzidine (47 mg/kg). The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Children's hat — Tape à l'oeil
- Brand
- Tape à l'oeil
- Name / model
- Barely G' hat · Ref.n° 59116, colour dark brown.
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children's hat in dark brown colour. Year of manufacture: 2012.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains azo dyes releasing the aromatic amine benzidine (47 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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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