
Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit
RIPARA E VAI (“Repair and Go”)
Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Italy
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a chemical risk because the benzene content is higher than that permitted under the Chemical Restriction Directive 76/769/EEC. Given that benzene is classified as a Category I carcinogen, the risk is posed by contact and inhalation.
Measures taken
- Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- “RIPARA E VAI” kit: the packaging consists of a sheet of cardboard and a clear plastic casing containing the kit, which consists of: two small metal levers, one small metal scraper, one multi-purpose spanner in metal with some rubber parts, a small tube containing the mastic bearing the words “RED SUN”, ideograms of a skull and crossbones and an orange flame on a white background. The “RIPARA BICI” set contains some rubber patches of various sizes, one small metal scraper and a small tube containing the mastic bearing the words “RED SUN”, ideograms of a skull and crossbones and an orange flame on a white background.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0440/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-15
- Published
- 17 April 2008
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