EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Gloves Mechanix Wear “Duradide M-PACT Leather Protect” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01015/25
Summary
The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value: 31.1 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Gloves — Mechanix Wear
- Brand
- Mechanix Wear
- Name / model
- Duradide M-PACT Leather Protect · LMP-75-010
- Barcode
- 781513631546
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- All-purpose gloves, fingers and palms made of yellow-brown leather; slit in the leather of the index finger; the inside of the palm is a black textile while the inside of the fingers is a yellow-brown leather. Product sold online, in particular via www.bauhaus
- Recall information: https://www.bauhaus.info/service/rueckrufe
What is the risk?
- The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value: 31.1 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/02/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 07/02/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 07/02/2025
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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