Rubber knife
Unknown · Dummy knife
Hobby/sports equipmentEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
Requirements breached
The rubber knife contains up to 0.26% by weight of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). 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: Importer
Product
- Description
- Black and silver-coloured rubber knife used for martial arts.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1665/15 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2015-051
- Published
- 15 December 2015
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/188775
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