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Louis Fun Company Highway 1 leather gloves — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 14, 2015
Photo from the official notice: Louis Fun Company Highway 1 leather gloves — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Louis Fun Company Highway 1 leather gloves — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The amount of chromium (VI) found in the leather is too high (measured value up to 34.4 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (25/06/2015)

Product description

Fingerless black leather gloves; partly lined with two different black textile materials (at the sides of the hand); back of the hand perforated, Velcro fastening at the wrist.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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