Boy's suits
01st January 2011
Item Description:
Type/number of model: Article codes QX20/QX28 grey
QX30/QX31/QX28 black
Description:
1. Article QX20: Boy's brown suit (and accompanying suit bag) with a white long-sleeved shirt and a tie with a geometrical diamond pattern,
2. Article QX28 grey: Boy's dark-grey pinstripe suit with a waistcoat, a white long-sleeved shirt and a brown tie with a geometrical pattern of small squares,
3. Article QX30: Boy's blue pinstripe suit with a white shirt. The grey fabric label sewn to the inside of the blazer bears the brand in red.
4. Article QX31: Boy's blue pinstripe suit with a white shirt and a geometrically patterned tie bearing light-coloured horizontal stripes in two shades of beige/gold, separated by narrow brown lines.
5. Article QX28 black: Boy's black pinstripe suit with a waistcoat, a white long-sleeved shirt and a geometrically patterned tie, yellow/gold and brown in colour and with slanting lines of two alternating widths.
Country of origin: Unknown
Attached Images: (click to enlarge)
Danger:
Chemical
The products pose a chemical risk because they contain hexavalent chromium, in concentrations varying from 0.6 to 5 mg/kg. Oeko Tex Standard 100 states that, to ensure optimum quality, total chromium content should be less than 1 mg/kg for children's clothing and less than 2 mg/kg for all other clothing, regardless of whether it is in contact with the skin. According to the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR; 2007), chromium VI should actually be below the detection limit due to the substance's cutaneous sensitisation properties, i.e. its ability to cause allergic reactions such as contact dermatitis. Taking into account that the target population is children who have a tendency to suck on their clothing and that the chromium VI content is above established limit values, it is considered that exposure may occur not only via the cutaneous route, but also by the oral and inhalatory route and that the products therefore pose a chemical risk.
Action Taken:
Seizure of the products ordered by the authorities.
Notifying Country:
ITALY
The Next Step...
If you purchased this item, get in touch with the place you bought it from to find out what to do next.
If you live in the UK and need further advice, please contact Consumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06 or www.consumerdirect.gov.uk.
Notes & History:
02nd February 2011 by Recalled Products Administrator
Recalled Products has recently built a new importer to improve the quality of the data on our site. As a result, this recall notice has been updated. To ensure an accurate record, the original details are included in the notes below.
02nd February 2011 by Recalled Products Administrator
Recalled Products updated the danger description. The original is below:
The products pose a chemical risk because they contain hexavalent chromium, in concentrations varying from 0.6 to 5 mg/kg. Oeko Tex Standard 100 states that, to ensure optimum quality, total chromium content should be less than 1 mg/kg for childrenâ
02nd February 2011 by Recalled Products Administrator
Recalled Products updated the product name. The original is below:
01st January 2011 by Recalls Importer
Item imported from European Commission RAPEX
