
Rubber solution in a bicycle repair kit
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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
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Repair kit consisting of two black plastic caps, two metal levers, one hexagonal spanner, four tube patches, one metal file, one tube containing the mastic bearing the words “RED SUN”, and ideograms of a skull and crossbones and an orange flame on a white background. On the back of the packaging are instructions written in English. There are no instructions in Italian.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0460/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-16
- Published
- 24 April 2008
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