
Heavy jacket
ER SHUN
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Italy
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains Hexavalent Chromium, in concentrations varying from 1.6 to 14.1 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
- Seizure of the products ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Black jacket with navy blue lines forming a sort of plaid pattern. With plastic buttons. The black fabric label sewn to the inside of the garment bears its brand in white. The rectangular swing ticket is black and bears the brand of the article in silver print.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 1661/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-45
- Published
- 11 November 2010
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