Latex gloves
Kapriol · Blue latex
Protective equipmentChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The gloves do not protect against chemical agents but are labelled as doing so, thus giving a false sense of safety to the users.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 7 July 2023
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 15 June 2023
Product
- Description
- Blue latex gloves with the statement ‘work with chemical agents’ on the labelling
- Packaging
- Cardboard backing connecting the two gloves
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01939/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-35
- Published
- 30 August 2023
- Modified
- 13 October 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/02069/23 has been withdrawn as a duplication of A12/01402/23. At the request of the national authority, notification A11/00097/23 has been withdrawn.
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