EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Leather bracelet “Armband Leder Mocca” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1705/17
Summary
- The amount of Chromium (VI) found in the leather is too high (measured value: up to 42.93 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.
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Product
Leather bracelet
- Name / model
- Armband Leder Mocca · 50 1015497420 8797
- Batch number(s)
- Lot no: 1100754 bar code: 2024232600003
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Leather bracelet (2 cm wide), brown with three decorative engraved metal buttons. Cardboard label attached indicating 'V-MARKT', 'ARMBAND LEDER MOCCA'.
What is the risk?
- - The amount of Chromium (VI) found in the leather is too high (measured value: up to 42.93 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): The product was supplied only to Georg Jos. Kaes GmbH.
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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