EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Ladies’ shoes Jumex “Unknown” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0849/13
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because the leather (the insole and the lining) contains up to 96.1 mg/kg of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
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Product
Ladies’ shoes — Jumex
- Brand
- Jumex
- Name / model
- Unknown · Ref.: ZS 991-7
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Fluorescent pink ballerina shoes decorated with bows; shoebox: black lid, remainder white cardboard.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because the leather (the insole and the lining) contains up to 96.1 mg/kg of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
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
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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