Hot pack
Coolstuff · Hot Pack
Hobby/sports equipmentEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
Requirements breached
The product poses a risk for the environment because the plastic in the heat pack contains up to 0.4 % short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP). 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 Commission Regulation 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Hot pack formed as a heart, red, packaging in transparent plastic.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1667/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-048
- Published
- 21 November 2017
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/288422
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