EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Soft pedestrian reflector Lappi Kids “Unknown” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0728/13
Summary
null Reflectors pose an environmental pollution risk because the quantity of cadmium (expressed as Cd metal) exceeds the limit 0,01 % (i.e.100 mg/kg) by mass of the polymer:- reflecting plastic material of reflector contains cadmium: 480 mg/kg and- transparent plastic material of reflector contains cadmium: 340 mg/kg.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation 1907/2006.
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Product
Soft pedestrian reflector — Lappi Kids
- Brand
- Lappi Kids
- Name / model
- Unknown · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Soft, free-hanging, plastic hedgehog shaped pedestrian reflector with black hedgehog picture printed on other side of it with text “Lappi Kids”. Reflector is single packed in a transparent plastic bag.
What is the risk?
- null Reflectors pose an environmental pollution risk because the quantity of cadmium (expressed as Cd metal) exceeds the limit 0,01 % (i.e.100 mg/kg) by mass of the polymer:- reflecting plastic material of reflector contains cadmium: 480 mg/kg and- transparent plastic material of reflector contains cadmium: 340 mg/kg.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation 1907/2006.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 17/03/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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