
Safety shoes
Security Line
Protective equipmentChemical
- Country of origin
- India
- Notifying country
- Spain
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
Requirements breached
The amount of Chromium (VI) in the leather of the shoes is too high (measured value 5.5 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and might trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 20345.
Measures taken
- Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 4 October 2016
Product
- Description
- Safety boots supplied in a cardboard box; sample size 37.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1509/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-047
- Published
- 15 November 2016
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