Scarf
Erica

- 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