EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Glue OUHOE “OILY GLUE” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02981/23
Summary
The product contains an excessive amount of chloroform (measured value 11.6% by weight). Chloroform causes skin irritation, can harm health by inhalation or ingestion and is suspected of causing cancer. Moreover, the product lacks the correct labelling to inform the consumers of the inherent risk of using this product and therefore does not provide any information on the hazards it presents. The product does not…
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Product
Glue — OUHOE
- Brand
- OUHOE
- Name / model
- OILY GLUE
- Category
- Chemical products
- Strong all-purpose adhesive for the welding of metal, welding flux, and oily raw material, 50 ml. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress.
What is the risk?
- The product contains an excessive amount of chloroform (measured value 11.6% by weight). Chloroform causes skin irritation, can harm health by inhalation or ingestion and is suspected of causing cancer. Moreover, the product lacks the correct labelling to inform the consumers of the inherent risk of using this product and therefore does not provide any information on the hazards it presents. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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