EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Architectural coating and waterproofing product Gaco “Gacoflex liquid roof tape” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01655/22
Summary
The product lacks a hazard label as well as required warnings and pictograms. Users therefore have no information about the safe use and the dangers of the product. A user could be exposed to a mixture that is hazardous (skin sensitisation, damage to the organs and eyes, potential reproductive toxicity). The product does not comply with the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.
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Product
Architectural coating and waterproofing product — Gaco
- Brand
- Gaco
- Name / model
- Gacoflex liquid roof tape
- Category
- Chemical products
- Liquid seam tape for roofing.
What is the risk?
- The product lacks a hazard label as well as required warnings and pictograms. Users therefore have no information about the safe use and the dangers of the product. A user could be exposed to a mixture that is hazardous (skin sensitisation, damage to the organs and eyes, potential reproductive toxicity). The product does not comply with the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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