EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Electric kettle Menuett — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1510/15
Summary
null The plastic in the cable in the water kettle contains up to 0.5% 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
Electric kettle — Menuett
- Brand
- Menuett
- Name / model
- Kettle · 802642
- Batch number(s)
- 2105330Only products sold before December 2015 are affected by this recall.
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Water kettle , 1 L, in pink plastic. Black lid and handle.
What is the risk?
- null The plastic in the cable in the water kettle contains up to 0.5% 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): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 31/08/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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