EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-4
Bijou Brigitte · Crinkled scarf
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains the carcinogenic aromatic amine benzidine:- the orange threads contains 76.8 mg/kg,- the brown contains 280 mg/kg. The commercial manufacture and treatment of textile and leather products that may come into direct contact with human skin for extended periods must not make use of any azodyes which on cleavage of one or more azo groups could release more than 30 mg/kg of one of the aromatic amines listed in the Annex. Consumer goods not complying with this provision may not be placed on the market.
- Published
- 01 February 2008
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0081/08
- Model
- Crinkled scarf, 80 cm x 30 cm, Pink/Orange/Brown, Article No. 913722+700.
Classification
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- India
Product description
Scarf 80 cm x 30 cm, with rubber cross strips at three places along its length, giving it its crinkled form. Colours: bright pink, orange and brown; some pink fringing on one side.