Chromium(VI) in an imported lot
An importer is waiting on customs clearance for several thousand pairs of leather work gloves. The customer's auditor asks: is chromium(VI) compliance demonstrated? The supplier's declaration exists — a measurement result does not.
A typical industrial situation, shown as an illustration — not the account of a specific client case.
The question
chromium(VI) in leather is restricted in the EU, and in skin-contact products it is a health risk. The stakes are commercial: can the lot be sold, must it be held, and who bears the loss if the limit is exceeded. A declaration cannot decide that — a measurement can.
Which tests answer it?
- chromium(VI) determination on samples drawn from the lot, by the standard method;
- where useful, pH and further chemical characteristics for leather innocuousness;
- on a positive result, a repeat, confirmatory measurement — before the decision;
- for multi-supplier stock, a lot-by-lot breakdown so the problem can be contained.
What the result enables
- for a conforming lot, documented peace of mind to sell — the audit question has a ready answer;
- for a non-conforming lot, containing the damage: which lots are affected, and what can still move;
- evidence-based recourse toward the supplier instead of a declaration dispute.
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