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Man's cap – Coastguard “Unknown”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 20 Apr 2015In the weekly report of 24 Apr 2015 (week 16, 2015)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Man's cap
Brand
Coastguard
Name
Unknown
Type / model
70103-9999
Batch
4 029148979746, ON.E-2011/00445
Description
Olive green cap with light brown edging band, half belt on rear, adjustable with metal buckle, grey-green sweat-band on inside, Sample size: 99
Risk
null The grey-green colour inside the sweatband contains azo dyes releasing the aromatic amine 4-aminoazobenzene in a concentration above the permitted limit of 30 mg/kg (measured value of 4-aminoazobenzene: 562 mg/kg ). The aromatic amine in question has a high allergenic potential on exposure to the skin and is known to be carcinogenic.The product does not comply with the requirements of the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 6 Feb 2015
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0547/15
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0547/15
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2015-016 (XML)
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