Chemical

Crinkled scarf

Bijou Brigitte
Case number
0081/08
Category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Type / Model
Crinkled scarf, 80 cm x 30 cm, Pink/Orange/Brown, Article No. 913722+700.
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇩🇪 Germany
Country of origin
India
Published
2008-02-01

⚠️ Risk

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.

Measures

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

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.
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