EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Work gloves Carrefour “Gants motoculture” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1519/15
Summary
null The amount of chromium (VI) in the leather is too high (measured value: 27.1 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Work gloves — Carrefour
- Brand
- Carrefour
- Name / model
- Gants motoculture
- Batch number(s)
- 3606604722446
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Protective gloves made of beige-yellow leather and black textile material. On the paper card attached to the product are identification information: brand, name, size, CE marking. Sample size: 10/XL
What is the risk?
- null The amount of chromium (VI) in the leather is too high (measured value: 27.1 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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