Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-33
La · Scarf
The products pose a chemical risk because of banned azocolourants. The red-black scarf's red colour releases 44 mg/kg of benzidine and the blue-green scarf's blue color releases 240 mg/kg of benzidine, in both cases exceeding the limit of 30 mg/kg. The products do not comply with the REACH Regulation.
- Published
- 28 August 2009
- Notifying authority
- Finland
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Import rejected by the customs authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1181/09
- Model
- 1. AP16172. Erica
Classification
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- India
Product description
1. Red-black viscose scarf with square design, size 90 x 90 cm 2. Blue-green viscose scarf with squared design, size 55 x 180 cm