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Drain cleaner Wild Tornado “Sink and Drain Cleaner” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00500/20
Summary
The product is extremely basic (measured pH value: 14) and highly corrosive but lacks the appropriate hazard pictograms, warnings, precautionary statements and a child-resistant fastening.Users have therefore no information on the safe use and the dangers of the product, and could accidentally come into contact with the product, suffering of severe skin corrosion or serious damage to eyes. The product does not…
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Product
Drain cleaner — Wild Tornado
- Brand
- Wild Tornado
- Name / model
- Sink and Drain Cleaner
- Category
- Chemical products
- 110 grams of dry solid granulate to clean and unblock sinks and drains.
What is the risk?
- The product is extremely basic (measured pH value: 14) and highly corrosive but lacks the appropriate hazard pictograms, warnings, precautionary statements and a child-resistant fastening.Users have therefore no information on the safe use and the dangers of the product, and could accidentally come into contact with the product, suffering of severe skin corrosion or serious damage to eyes. The product does not comply with the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 03/02/2020
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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