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Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit

RIPARA E VAI (“Repair and Go”)

Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Italy
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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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

  1. 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
RIPARA E VAI (“Repair and Go”)
Model / type
“RIPARA E VAI” kit, Article code 263264, bar code 8 016565 004782, “RIPARA BICI” set, Article code 263315, bar code 8 016565004058.

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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