Chemical

Cycling gloves carrying the PRO, SHIMANO or SAINT mark

PRO, SHIMANO or SAINT
Cycling gloves carrying the PRO, SHIMANO or SAINT mark
Case number
1321/07
Category
Hobby/sports equipment
Type / Model
all cycling gloves manufactured in Pakistan, (and marketed) bearing the PRO, SHIMANO or SAINT mark
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Country of origin
Pakistan
Published
2007-12-21

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a carcinogenic risk because certain gloves contain the aromatic amine benzidine in levels up to 450 mg/kg in the red part of the gloves race red cw7u107334. Risk-assessment based on a worst case exposure scenario resulted in a slight higher risk level than the NRL (negligible risk level) for Benzidine.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers. Date of entry into force: Unknown

The majority of cycling gloves affected by this corrective action will carry a label showing that they were manufactured in Pakistan. However, some cycling gloves which have no visible label may also be affected by this corrective action. Gloves which carry a label indicating that they were manufactured in a country other than Pakistan are not affected by this recall. The label is located on the inside cuff area of the gloves.
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