EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Lederhosen (leather breeches) Deiters / Oktoberzauber “Lederhose Siggi” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00010/21
Summary
In various leather parts of the traditional leather trousers, chromium(VI) levels of up to 6.7 mg/kg were detected. Chromium(VI) has a sensitising effect and can cause allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Lederhosen (leather breeches) — Deiters / Oktoberzauber
- Brand
- Deiters / Oktoberzauber
- Name / model
- Lederhose Siggi · Lederhose Siggi L, 6466-001-007
- Barcode
- 4015678646623
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Traditional leather trousers, upper in black leather with colourful embroidery (flower motifs as well as skulls and animal heads), with pockets on the front and back, braces and bib in black leather and light brown fabric, inner lining in black fabric.
What is the risk?
- In various leather parts of the traditional leather trousers, chromium(VI) levels of up to 6.7 mg/kg were detected. Chromium(VI) has a sensitising effect and can cause allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 11/12/2020
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 11/12/2020
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 11/12/2020
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 11/12/2020
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 11/12/2020
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