Bikini
Sport
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a chemical risk because the black seams of the bikini contain banned azodyes (356 mg/kg of 4-aminoazobenzene) which, when broken down, can form carcinogenic amines. The product does not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.
Measures taken
- Voluntary withdrawal from the market and destruction of remaining stock by the retailer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Bikini top and briefs made from elastic textile, both with flower patterns in colours beige, brown and black. There is a white plastic buckle at the top of the briefs. Bikini top has sewn-in reinforcement. There are black seams which come directly into contact with the body.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1145/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-41
- Published
- 16 October 2008
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-14193
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