EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Hobby/sports equipment
Saddle cover — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00005/20
Summary
The material of the product d contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 1.3 % 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 bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment.The product does not comply with the…
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Product
Saddle cover
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Purple saddle cover made in PVC.
What is the risk?
- The material of the product d contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 1.3 % 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 bio-accumulate 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.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory 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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