
Work gloves
Dexter
Protective equipmentChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- France
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The leather of the gloves contains an excessive amount of chromium VI (measured value: 38.9 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation and the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Waterproof grain yellow bovine-leather gloves for DIY – the pair of gloves is attached to a cardboard backing.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1737/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-047
- Published
- 14 November 2019
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1696/19 published on weekly report 2019-46 on 15/11/2019 has been modified following national authority request to indicate that the product is counterfeit.
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