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Garden Gloves gardening gloves — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalDec 14, 2012
Photo from the official notice: Garden Gloves gardening gloves — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Garden Gloves gardening gloves — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the leather contains 24.2 mg/kg of Chromium (VI). Chromium (VI) is classified as sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 420.

Product description

Working gloves made from patterned textile; the palm and fingertips are made from yellow nappa leather, size: 9.5.

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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