Textiles Footwear and Luggage
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Textile, Footwear and Luggage is closely related to our life. If clothes and shoes contain toxic and harmful substances or other potential dangers, it will bring hidden dangers and even threats to your health and safety! Through the recall cases in recent years,
The risk of hexavalent chromium and SCCP exceeding the standard is high. The following are two typical cases for reference.
Name of Product | Risk Type |
Lederhosen (leather breeches) | Chemical |
Notifying Country | Category of PAPEX |
Germany | Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Sold At | |
The product was sold online. | |
Remedy | |
Warning consumers of the risks and stop of sales and Withdrawal of the product from the market. | |
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Description and Analysis
In various leather parts of the traditional leather trousers, Chromium(VI) levels of up to 6.7 mg/kg were detected. According to Annex 17 of the European Parliament (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH), the content of Chromium(VI) compounds must be less than 3 mg/kg of leather article.
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Name of Product | Risk Type |
Children's shoes with LED light | Environment |
Notifying Country | Category |
Norway | Clothing, textiles and fashion items |
Remedy | |
Withdrawal of the product from the market | |
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Description and Analysis
The product contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured up to 0.53% by weight). According to POP Regulation, concentrations of SCCPs in articles lower than 0.15% by weight shall be allowed .
The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
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Our Advise
GIG suggests that the relevant production and export enterprises should not only focus on the safety performance of the products, but also pay attention to the chemical risks in the products, such as the content of hexavalent chromium and SCCP. Choose environmentally friendly materials as far as possible and strengthen quality control in the production process of products by third party testing.
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