EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - -
Mobile phone case — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0811/19
Summary
The phone case can easily break easily and contains a liquid that is corrosive and irritant to the skin. The case could break, allowing the liquid to leak and come into contact with the skin, causing skin irritation or chemical burns.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Mobile phone case
- Name / model
- Mobile phone case · 311922800000, 311921800000, 311923800000.
- Category
- Other - -
- Transparent plastic mobile phone case, containing blue and clear liquids with two yellow duck figurines floating in it.
What is the risk?
- The phone case can easily break easily and contains a liquid that is corrosive and irritant to the skin. The case could break, allowing the liquid to leak and come into contact with the skin, causing skin irritation or chemical burns.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 25/02/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the importer's selection
- Date of entry into force: 25/02/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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