EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Leather jacket C&A “Favorite Jessica” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1049/12
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 11.8 mg/kg (brown leather, jacket back) and 28.2 mg/kg (brown leather, inside collar) of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
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Product
Leather jacket — C&A
- Brand
- C&A
- Name / model
- Favorite Jessica
- Batch number(s)
- A1513033104055
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- A leather jacket comprising several brown leather pieces sewn together, with a patterned, ochre-coloured textile lining and various zips and pockets; size 40.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 11.8 mg/kg (brown leather, jacket back) and 28.2 mg/kg (brown leather, inside collar) of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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