A12/1730/1913 November 2019

Electric kettle

Rusta

Electrical appliances and equipmentEnvironment

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

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What is the danger

The plastic cord of the kettle contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.47% by weight).

Requirements breached

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: ManufacturerIn force from: 20 May 2019
Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description: Water kettle stainless with black power base and a black cord.
Brand: Rusta
Model / type: Batch no 657827Batch no 657828
Batch: 7331121394154

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1730/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-047
Published: 13 November 2019
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1696/19 published on weekly report 2019-46 on 15/11/2019 has been modified following national authority request to indicate that the product is counterfeit.