EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Women's shoes Primark “Wide Fit Kitten Heel Court Shoe” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00514/20
Summary
The leather of the shoes contains chromium VI (measured value: 4.42 mg/kg).Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Women's shoes — Primark
- Brand
- Primark
- Name / model
- Wide Fit Kitten Heel Court Shoe
- Batch number(s)
- Serial Number: 06689
- Barcode
- 5397178758846
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Black women's shoe with heel.
- Recall information: https://www.help.primark.com/hc/de/articles/360006101558-Produktr%C3%BCckruf
What is the risk?
- The leather of the shoes contains chromium VI (measured value: 4.42 mg/kg).Chromium (VI) is sensitising, can trigger allergic reactions and can cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 21/02/2020
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 21/02/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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