EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - Plastic greenhouse
Plastic greenhouse Rusta “Växthus” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01522/21
Summary
The transparent plastic contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) with measured value up to 0.7% by weight and cadmium with measured value up to 0.03% by weight.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. Cadmium is very toxic to aquatic life and poses a risk to the…
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Product
Plastic greenhouse — Rusta
- Brand
- Rusta
- Name / model
- Växthus · 623011480101
- Batch number(s)
- 1760289
- Category
- Other - Plastic greenhouse
- Transparent plastic cover for a small greenhouse
What is the risk?
- The transparent plastic contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) with measured value up to 0.7% by weight and cadmium with measured value up to 0.03% by weight.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. Cadmium is very toxic to aquatic life and poses a risk to the environment. The product doesn't comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation) and the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 16/06/2021
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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