EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Women's shoes 5th Avenue — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0338/12
Summary
null The product poses a chemical risk because the brown leather upper contains 17.3 mg/kg of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
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Product
Women's shoes — 5th Avenue
- Brand
- 5th Avenue
- Batch number(s)
- 114315310119
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Pair of women's lace-up shoes, brown leather upper, brown leather lining and insole, dark brown synthetic outer sole (stamped to indicate size 38).
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a chemical risk because the brown leather upper contains 17.3 mg/kg of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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