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Armband Leder Mocca leather bracelet — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalDec 8, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Armband Leder Mocca leather bracelet — chemical risk

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Hazard

- The amount of Chromium (VI) found in the leather is too high (measured value: up to 42.93 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer
  • Recall of the product from end users — Retailer
  • The product was supplied only to Georg Jos. Kaes GmbH — Distributor
  • Destruction of the product — Distributor

Product description

Leather bracelet (2 cm wide), brown with three decorative engraved metal buttons. Cardboard label attached indicating 'V-MARKT', 'ARMBAND LEDER MOCCA'.

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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