EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Fishing gloves Behr angelsport — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1683/19
Summary
The plastic on the wrist-band contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.25% by weight). The product also contains 0.08 % by weight of lead. 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…
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Product
Fishing gloves — Behr angelsport
- Brand
- Behr angelsport
- Name / model
- 86-379 02
- Batch number(s)
- 4040048379023
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Black velcro gloves with "behr" printed all over them
What is the risk?
- The plastic on the wrist-band contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.25% by weight). The product also contains 0.08 % by weight of lead. 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.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body, can cause developmental neurotoxicity and may also affect breast-fed or unborn children.The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation) and with the REACH 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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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