EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Leather gloves Roeckl “Handschuhe” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01269/20
Summary
The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value up to: 6.5 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer. The product does not comply with REACH Regulation.
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Product
Leather gloves — Roeckl
- Brand
- Roeckl
- Name / model
- Handschuhe · Frankfurt, Art.-Nr. 13011-018, Farbe 780 Coffee
- Batch number(s)
- PO00020461
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Dark-brown leather gloves, black textile lining, white between the fingers, silver-coloured metal button.
What is the risk?
- The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value up to: 6.5 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer. The product does not comply with REACH Regulation.
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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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