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Child's gardening gloves – Gartenstar and Green Tower “Kinderhandschuh (child's gloves) Junior”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 10 Feb 2014In the weekly report of 14 Feb 2014 (week 6, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Child's gardening gloves
Brand
Gartenstar and Green Tower
Name
Kinderhandschuh (child's gloves) Junior
Type / model
Gartenstar Article 141802 and Green Tower Article 141302 and 625175
Batch
4 001273 012352
Barcode
4001273012352
Description
Child's blue gardening gloves made of cotton material, palm and fingertips in leather, padded with white non-woven fabric.
Risk
null The product poses a chemical risk because it contains Chromium (VI) (measured value up to 7.6 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product also contains azo dyes releasing 3,3-dimethoxybenzidine in a concentration up to 55.7 mg/kg. This exceeds the limit of 30 mg/kg. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 21 Jan 2014
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0239/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0239/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-006 (XML)
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