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Bikini — recall 1145/08

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Germany · 2008-10-17 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
1145/08
Date of alert
2008-10-17
Country / jurisdiction
Germany
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
Sport
Product category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Product type
Bikini
Reported risk: Das Produkt birgt ein chemisches Risiko, da die schwarzen Nähte des Bikinis verbotene Azofarbstoffe (356 mg/kg 4-Aminoazobenzol) enthalten, die beim Zerfall krebserregende Amine bilden können. Das Produkt entspricht nicht der Chemikalien-Beschränkungsrichtlinie 76/769/EWG.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Category of measure
Voluntary withdrawal from the market and destruction of remaining stock by the retailer
Machine translation. This page was translated automatically from the English record we hold of the issuing authority’s notice. The English original is shown below and the authority’s own notice is linked above — both take precedence over this translation.

Product Name (original English): Bikini

Risk Description (original English): The product poses a chemical risk because the black seams of the bikini contain banned azodyes (356 mg/kg of 4-aminoazobenzene) which, when broken down, can form carcinogenic amines. The product does not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.

Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-14193

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