EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain Watt & Veke “Anemone light strand” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1724/16
Summary
null The transparent plastic in the strand contains up to 0.7% 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…
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Product
Lighting chain — Watt & Veke
- Brand
- Watt & Veke
- Name / model
- Anemone light strand · 16-6022LV38, 3111910
- Batch number(s)
- 7340044207281
- Category
- Lighting chains
- A lighting chain with flowers made of textile and an adapter.
What is the risk?
- null The transparent plastic in the strand contains up to 0.7% 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 pollutants (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: 30/05/2016
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