T-shirt Liu-Lo Original

Chemical Clothing, textiles and fashion items Serious risk
Photo of recalled product: T-shirt Liu-Lo Original
Alert Number1620/10
BrandSSD SHUN SHI DA
CategoryClothing, textiles and fashion items
Risk TypeChemical
Notifying CountryItaly
Country of OriginUnknown
Model NumberArticle code: 10903
Published5 November 2010

Risk Description

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains Hexavalent Chromium, in concentrations varying from 2.4 to 19.2 mg/kg. Given that 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, and that Chromium VI should actually be below the detection threshold, we feel a limit of 5 mg/kg of Chromium VI is a practical threshold beyond which there is a serious risk of allergic contact dermatitis. In support of this, there are clinical studies which indicate that, for leather goods, 50% of sensitive subjects experienced contact dermatitis at this level. By analogy, and given that these articles will be in direct contact with the skin for possibly an entire working day, we believe that they pose a serious risk of allergy to consumers.

Measures Taken

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Seizure ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Product Description

Black fabric t-shirt. The following are printed on the front in a silver colour with a purple outline: LIU LO, the same in an upside-down mirror image, ORIGINALI. Between the two words there is a silvery heart outlined in pearls of a lime green colour.

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