Plastic greenhouse
Rusta · Växthus
OtherEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The transparent plastic contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) with measured value up to 0.7% by weight and cadmium with measured value up to 0.03% by weight. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Cadmium is very toxic to aquatic life and poses a risk to the environment.
Requirements breached
The product doesn't comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation) and the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 16 June 2021
Product
- Description
- Transparent plastic cover for a small greenhouse
- Packaging
- No packaging
- Category
- Plastic greenhouse
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01522/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-45
- Published
- 9 November 2021
- Modified
- 9 November 2021
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10004695
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