Digital thermometer

TERMOMETERFABRIKEN VIKING · Inne-Ute Min-Max

Electrical appliances and equipmentEnvironment

Country of origin: Hong Kong
Notifying country: Sweden
Counterfeit: No

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Requirements breached

The black cable contains up to 1.1% by weight 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: ImporterIn force from: 5 September 2016
Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 1 September 2016

Product

Description: A digital thermometer for measuring temperature inside and outside.
Brand: TERMOMETERFABRIKEN VIKING
Model / type: 185
Batch: 7316040001857

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/1354/16 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2016-043
Published: 19 October 2016
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0181/16 in Report-2016-007 has been modified to correct the batch number of the product affected. Notification A12/1146/16 from Report 2016-038 has been withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority following new assessment of the risk.