Christmas decoration

Unknown · Festoon 230 PVC tops LED

Lighting equipmentEnvironment

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Sweden
Counterfeit: No
Sold online: No

Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

The plastic green pines in the garland contain short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.3% by weight) .

Requirements breached

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: 28 May 2018

Product

Description: Christmas garland without packaging
Brand: Unknown
Model / type: Article number 65042
Batch: 7331598650425

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1286/18 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2018-036
Published: 30 August 2018
Corrigendum: Corrigendum : Notification A12/0794/18 from Report-2018-023 has been amended to indicate the exact batch concerned