Leather riding gloves
Uvex · tensa light
Hobby/sports equipmentChemical
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The amount of chromium (VI) in the leather is too high (measured value 39.2 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 13 June 2018
Product
- Description
- Brown gloves, made partly from leather and partly from fabric, with velcro fastener.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1188/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-033
- Published
- 7 August 2018
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum: Notification A12/1059/18 from Report -2018-031 has been temporarily withdrawn from the website at the request of the national authorities while they analyse new test reports received from the producer.
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