
Handbag
5th Avenue
- Country of origin
- India
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The amount of chromium (VI) found in the leather in various parts of the bag (e.g. the strap of the handbag) is too high (measured value: up to 62 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: ImporterIn force from: 28 February 2017
Product
- Description
- Ladies' handbag made of beige or black suede with leather fringes, interior beige textile lining, inner pocket with zipper, large pockets; magnetic fastener, strap bracket and adjustable buckle made of silver-grey metal; not packaged.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0420/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-014
- Published
- 29 March 2017
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum : Notification A12/1686/16 in Report-2016-051 has been updated at the request of the notifying authority.
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