Welding gloves
Würth · Welderking
Protective equipmentChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The amount of Chromium (VI) in the leather of the gloves is too high (measured value: 7.3 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation and with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
Measures taken
- Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 30 March 2016
Product
- Description
- Gloves of white and light grey leather, size 10
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0462/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-016
- Published
- 13 April 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0427/16 published in report n°14 of 08/04/2016 has been updated at the request of the notifying authority in order to clarify that the product is counterfeit. Information on product identification (brand, product name) in notification A12/0394/16, published in report n° 13, has been updated upon request of the notifying authorities.
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