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Protective gloves – Ardon “KIRK”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 15 Nov 2017In the weekly report of 24 Nov 2017 (week 47, 2017)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Protective gloves
Brand
Ardon (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
ARDON
Name
KIRK
Type / model
285681
Description
Protective gloves for welders made of yellow leather. Sample size 11
Risk
null The amount of chromium (VI) in the leather is too high (measured value 22.9 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 13 Jul 2017
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the distributor · from 13 Jul 2017
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the retailer · from 1 Jun 2017
  • Warning consumers of the risks · ordered on the retailer · from 1 Jun 2017
Notifying country
Slovakia
Country of origin
Czechia
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1614/17Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1614/17Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1614/17
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1614/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-047 (XML)
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