
Scarves
Casual & Comfortable
- Country of origin
- India
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The products pose a chemical risk because they contain banned azo-colourants. The turquoise blue scarf released 51 mg/kg of benzidine and 270 mg/kg of 3,3’-dimethoxybenzidine, which both exceed the limit of 30 mg/kg. The red scarf released 880 mg/kg of benzidine, which exceeds the limit 30 mg/kg. The products do not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Import rejected by the customs authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- 1. Pleated viscose scarf, colour turquoise blue, size 50 x 180 cm 2. Red viscose scarf, size 50 x 180 cm
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1263/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-37
- Published
- 24 September 2009
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