EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Latex gloves Kapriol “Blue latex” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01939/23
Summary
The gloves do not protect against chemical agents but are labelled as doing so, thus giving a false sense of safety to the users. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
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Product
Latex gloves — Kapriol
- Brand
- Kapriol
- Name / model
- Blue latex · 27707, 27708
- Barcode
- 8019190277071 8019190277088
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Blue latex gloves with the statement ‘work with chemical agents’ on the labelling
- Recall information: https://rappel.conso.gouv.fr/fiche-rappel/2023-06-0173
What is the risk?
- The gloves do not protect against chemical agents but are labelled as doing so, thus giving a false sense of safety to the users. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/06/2023
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/07/2023
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