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Socks – KiK

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 18 Feb 2010In the weekly report of 19 Feb 2010 (week 7, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Socks
Brand
KiK (31 alerts)
Brand as notified
Kik
Type / model
Season: 209, WGR 842, Order No 6584800,EAN 65848008421000000100.
Description
Men's black socks with yellow 'Homer Simpson' motif on shaft and white lettering on sole. "The Simpsons" socks, size 40-46; various motifs: Garfield, Simpsons, Snoopy.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 287 mg/kg azo-dyes which exceeds the permitted limit (30 mg/kg).The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Provisional seizure of the products and sales ban ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0282/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0282/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-7 (XML)
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