EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Ladies' leather jacket Ashwood — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0620/12
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 76 mg/kg (black leather, jacket back) and 56 mg/kg (black leather, collar – inside collar with direct skin contact), respectively of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
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Product
Ladies' leather jacket — Ashwood
- Brand
- Ashwood
- Batch number(s)
- 0101007325004999
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Ladies' leather jacket comprising several black leather pieces sewn together, with a brown textile lining and silver-grey metal buttons, size XL.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 76 mg/kg (black leather, jacket back) and 56 mg/kg (black leather, collar – inside collar with direct skin contact), respectively of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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