
Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit
Unknown
Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Italy
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
This product poses a chemical risk because it contains a level of benzene which is greater than that allowed in the Chemicals Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC. Benzene is classified as a Category I carcinogen and it poses a hazard through contact and inhalation.
Measures taken
- Seizure and recall ordered by the authorities Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Repair kit: enclosed in plastic packaging containing a cardboard card bearing the details of the distributor Auchan S.p.a and the importer. Inside there is a tube on which is printed in orange RED SUN with death's head-inflammable symbols, instructions for use in English only, four patches, a metal file and two rubber tubes.The complete repair kit is a sealed plastic pack containing a cardboard card bearing the details of the distributor Auchan S.p.a and the importer. Inside there is a tube similar to that in the repair kit, four patches, two black plastic levers, a metal file and a little rubber tube.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0506/07 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2007-22
- Published
- 7 June 2007
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