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Gardena gardening gloves — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalFeb 1, 2013
Photo from the official notice: Gardena gardening gloves — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the leather in the gloves contains up to 17.8 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

Protective gloves, made of leather (finger tips, insides of fingers, knuckle area, back of hand) and a turquoise-coloured material with yellow, orange and pink stripes.

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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