EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Leather shoes Paul Green — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/04407/25
Summary
The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value up to 18.5 mg/kg).Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Leather shoes — Paul Green
- Brand
- Paul Green
- Name / model
- 52103 8 1 03
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- 6-hole lace-up low-cut shoe, red leather upper, white textile laces, silver-coloured reinforced metal eyelets, lining made of two different types of leather: rear part of the shoe, rough, beige-coloured; front and side, smooth, beige-coloured with perforated pattern, insole.
What is the risk?
- The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value up to 18.5 mg/kg).Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 26/11/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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