EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Working gloves Gamma “comfort Werkhandschoen Soepel leer” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02969/23
Summary
The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value up to 9.3 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
Working gloves — Gamma
- Brand
- Gamma
- Name / model
- comfort Werkhandschoen Soepel leer · 401496, 7002952
- Batch number(s)
- 4500318202
- Barcode
- 8711247718031
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Work gloves; palms, thumbs, part of the back of the gloves and the cuff are made of beige leather; part of the back of the gloves and the outer surface of three fingers are made of black textile fabric; the inside is made of white rubber
What is the risk?
- The leather in the product contains chromium VI (measured value up to 9.3 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 06/11/2023
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 06/11/2023
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions
- Date of entry into force: 06/11/2023
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