Chemical

Scarf

Erica
ScarfScarf
Case number
0149/09
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Type / Model
Unknown
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇫🇮 Finland
Country of origin
India
Published
2009-02-06

⚠️ Risk

The products pose a chemical risk because of banned azocolourants. The green scarf’s darkest shade releases 880 mg/kg of benzidine and 41 mg/kg of 4-aminobiphenyl, both of which exceed the limit of 30 mg/kg. The blue and green scarf’s blue colour releases 86 mg/kg of benzidine and 150 mg/kg of 3,3’-dimethoxybenzidine, both of which exceed the limit of 30 mg/kg. The products do not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.

Measures

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected by the customs authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

1. Viscose, checked scarf in different shades of green, size 55 x 180 cm. 2. A blue and green viscose, checked scarf, size 55 x 180 cm.
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