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Track suit

EECKEY

Notifying country
Italy
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains Hexavalent Chromium, in concentrations varying from 2.4 to 19.2 mg/kg. Given that Oeko Tex Standard 100 states that, to ensure optimum quality, total chromium content should be less than 1 mg/kg for children’s clothing and less than 2 mg/kg for all other clothing, regardless of whether it is in contact with the skin, and that Chromium VI should actually be below the detection threshold, we feel a limit of 5 mg/kg of Chromium VI is a practical threshold beyond which there is a serious risk of allergic contact dermatitis. In support of this, there are clinical studies which indicate that, for leather goods, 50% of sensitive subjects experienced contact dermatitis at this level. By analogy, and given that these articles will be in direct contact with the skin for possibly an entire working day, we believe that they pose a serious risk of allergy to consumers.

Measures taken

  1. Seizure ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
Purple track suit with white stitching, and zipper with a plastic pull tab. The front is decorated with silvery strass depicting a heart with golden edges and the statement “ORIGINAL”. The swing ticket is black and bears the brand of the article in silver, together with: SIZE, COLOUR and MARTIAL in silver. The transparent plastic package bears the brand of the article in black on the upper part and transparent against a black background in the lower.
Brand
EECKEY
Model / type
Article code: 10822

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
1619/10 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2010-44
Published
4 November 2010

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