On August 8, 2014, the European Commission’s non-food rapid warning system issued a consumer warning for Chinese-made “Schuller Eh’klar” brand work gloves. The notifying country in this case is Germany. The work gloves reported this time are white/cream leather labor protection gloves with colorless wool lining. The style/model number of this product is ItemNo42519, and the barcode is 9002588425191. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development industry classification code (OECD Portal Category) is 85000000 (safety/protective equipment).
The leather of this work glove contains a certain amount of chromium (VI) (measured value up to 5.8 mg/kg). Chromium can easily cause allergic reactions in users. This product presents certain chemical hazards and does not comply with the EU Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE).
At present, the importer has taken voluntary recall measures for this product.
To this end, it is recommended that relevant domestic production and export enterprises attach great importance to this.
