
Toiletry bag
Dirty Works · Hanging Washbag
Clothing, textiles and fashion itemsEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The plastic that the toiletry bag is made of contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value 0,17% by weight). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. 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. The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- A toiletry bag made of light blue PVC plastic with white dots.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1579/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-040
- Published
- 1 October 2014
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/131759
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