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Cloche cover (garden equipment) Garland Products Limited “Pop up cloche for grow bed” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1648/15
Summary
null The transparent plastic material of the product contains 0.4% by weight short chain 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…
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Product
Cloche cover (garden equipment) — Garland Products Limited
- Brand
- Garland Products Limited
- Name / model
- Pop up cloche for grow bed · Art nr 2567 (Willab) G128
- Batch number(s)
- 5031670002747
- Category
- Other - -
- A cloche made of transparent PVC plastic.
What is the risk?
- null The transparent plastic material of the product contains 0.4% by weight short chain 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 polutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 26/11/2015
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