
Handbag
Bodenschatz
- Country of origin
- India
- Notifying country
- Germany
Requirements breached
The amount of Chromium (VI) in the leather of the bag is too high (measured value 10.5 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Distributor
Product
- Description
- Yellow leather handbag, lining made of pink fabric, comprising a large inside compartment with two side pockets. The outside of the handbag features a further zip pocket.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1536/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-047
- Published
- 17 November 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1375/16 - Report-2016-043 has been modified pending clarification of the brand name.
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