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Clothing, textiles and fashion items — chemical risk (0510/06)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 18, 2006

Hazard

The dark-blue cotton fabric was dyed or manufactured using the prohibited azo dyes which, through the splitting of one or more azo groups, can form carcinogenic amines listed in Annex 1 Nr. 7 to Bedarfsgegenstände VO (Commodities Regulation or Directive 2002/61/EC).3,3’-dimethoxybenzidine (802 mg/kg) in the dark-blue cotton fabric was present after reductive splitting of the azo dyes.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from consumers and destruction ordered by the authorities — Other

Product description

Peaked cap “Hit Entertainment PLC and Keith Chapman 2006”

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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