
Work gloves
Active Keron · Gaucho
Protective equipmentChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The amount of chromium (VI) in the leather is too high (measured value: 15.3 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 20 July 2018
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 23 July 2018
Product
- Description
- Work glove made of beige leather and dark-green textile parts.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1427/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-039
- Published
- 24 September 2018
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/333889
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