EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Leather jacket Scotch & Soda “Lederjacke” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01273/20
Summary
The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value up to: 14 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 jacket — Scotch & Soda
- Brand
- Scotch & Soda
- Name / model
- Lederjacke · Style: 156872 20-FWMD-A15, Colour: 3602, Size: L, 1. MEN 20-FWMD (156872, #3602/Explorer Yellow) , 2. LADIES 20-FWLD (159403, #3791/Explorer Yellow)
- Barcode
- 8719029087405
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Jacket in yellow leather with silver-coloured metal buttons and silver-coloured metal zip fastener, rectangular ‘SC’ emblem in synthetic material in the hip area and inside pocket in yellow textile fabric.
What is the risk?
- The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value up to: 14 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 14/09/2020
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 14/09/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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