EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Sweater UTERQÜE — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00101/22
Summary
The feather ornament of the sweater contains azodyes. Aromatic amines released for azodyes can cause cancer, cell mutations and affect reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Sweater — UTERQÜE
- Brand
- UTERQÜE
- Name / model
- reference 1060/401/600
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- V-neck sweater with external feather ornament.
- Recall information: https://www.uterque.com/pl/edits-info/zwrot-swetra-uterq%C3%BCe-c2050175.html
What is the risk?
- The feather ornament of the sweater contains azodyes. Aromatic amines released for azodyes can cause cancer, cell mutations and affect reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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