Naphthalene
a) Happy Deer · a) Pearl Balls ; b) Unknown
Chemical productsChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Romania
What is the danger
According to the ingredients list, the product consists of pure naphthalene, which is not authorised in biocides and lacks the appropriate labelling and warnings.
Requirements breached
Naphthalene is irritant, if inhaled or in contact with skin, and might cause cancer. The product does not comply with the Biocidal Products and CLP Regulations.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 2 September 2019
Product
- Description
- Transparent polyethylene bag with blue printing containing between 12 and 20 disks of white naphthalene.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1405/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-039
- Published
- 18 September 2019
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/384419
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