EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Safety shoes Yiming “Chaussure de sécurité (Safety shoes)” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0282/15
Summary
null The product contains Chromium VI (measured value 5.8 mg/kg). Chromium VI is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE).
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Product
Safety shoes — Yiming
- Brand
- Yiming
- Name / model
- Chaussure de sécurité (Safety shoes) · YM9775
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Category II protective shoes; the brand, model number, size appear on a label stitched to the tongue. Description of the packaging: a cardboard box showing the brand.
What is the risk?
- null The product contains Chromium VI (measured value 5.8 mg/kg). Chromium VI is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 04/02/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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