Gardening gloves

Cuts Protective equipment Serious risk
Photo of recalled product: Gardening gloves
Alert NumberA12/0482/17
BrandCUATRO GASA BEHOLI
CategoryProtective equipment
Risk TypeCuts
Notifying CountrySpain
Country of OriginPeople's Republic of China
Model NumberSL-600
Published14 April 2017

Risk Description

null The gloves are wrongly labelled with regard to the blade cut resistance: Users might think that they are sufficiently protected against sharp objects and suffer cuts.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE) and the relevant European standards EN 388 and EN 420.

Measures Taken

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 09/02/2017

Product Description

Protective gloves, impregnated, coated or covered. They are sold without packaging, with a card label. The front of the label carries the product name, the brand and a statement to the effect that they are ‘special for gardening’.

View on EU Safety Gate →