EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Shoes TopCent “Work shoes” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0732/14
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) substances: 750 mg/kg in the insole, 445 mg/kg in the lining and 14 297 mg/kg in the upper, and 555 mg/kg of benzo[a]pyrene in the upper.
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Product
Shoes — TopCent
- Brand
- TopCent
- Name / model
- Work shoes · He. Arbeitshalbschuh Work Shoes S1 42-46
- Batch number(s)
- 4047834126595
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Black, low shoes with grey contrast stitching, black plastic upper, black insole and black/grey laces (tested sample: size 44).
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) substances: 750 mg/kg in the insole, 445 mg/kg in the lining and 14 297 mg/kg in the upper, and 555 mg/kg of benzo[a]pyrene in the upper.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 04/04/2014
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