EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Rainwear L.brador “Regnställ” — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00333/20
Summary
The plastic material contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measures value up to 2% by weight) and lead (measured value up to 0.5% by weight). 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…
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Product
Rainwear — L.brador
- Brand
- L.brador
- Name / model
- Regnställ · PC4747_0169
- Barcode
- 7391272278703
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Rain jacket and trousers made of yellow PVC material.
What is the risk?
- The plastic material contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measures value up to 2% by weight) and lead (measured value up to 0.5% by weight). 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 POP Regulation and the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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