EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Armband for mobile phone Varde “Lightweight neoprene armb” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1857/17
Summary
The black plastic contains 0,5 % short chained chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). 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…
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Product
Armband for mobile phone — Varde
- Brand
- Varde
- Name / model
- Lightweight neoprene armb · 615826-5
- Batch number(s)
- 0261582610005
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Black armband for mobile phone, transparent and black plastic in front and neoprene straps packed in a black cardboard box with plastic window.
What is the risk?
- The black plastic contains 0,5 % short chained chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). 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
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 30/08/2017
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 30/08/2017
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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