recallarchive

Crinkled scarf – Bijou Brigitte

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 31 Jan 2008In the weekly report of 1 Feb 2008 (week 4, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Crinkled scarf
Brand
Bijou Brigitte (8 alerts)
Type / model
Crinkled scarf, 80 cm x 30 cm, Pink/Orange/Brown, Article No. 913722+700.
Description
Scarf 80 cm x 30 cm, with rubber cross strips at three places along its length, giving it its crinkled form. Colours: bright pink, orange and brown; some pink fringing on one side.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the carcinogenic aromatic amine benzidine:- the orange threads contains 76.8 mg/kg,- the brown contains 280 mg/kg.The commercial manufacture and treatment of textile and leather products that may come into direct contact with human skin for extended periods must not make use of any azodyes which on cleavage of one or more azo groups could release more than 30 mg/kg of one of the aromatic amines listed in the Annex. Consumer goods not complying with this provision may not be placed on the market.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
India
Alert type
Consumer

This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.

Other alerts for Bijou Brigitte

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0081/08
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-4 (XML)
    the copy this page was built fromCC0 1.0