EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Soldering wire Cynel Unipress “SPOIWO LUTOWNICZE Z TOPNIKIEM” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00950/20
Summary
The product contains an excessive amount of lead (declared value: 40% by weight) and is not correctly labelled for restricted use only by professionals.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
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Product
Soldering wire — Cynel Unipress
- Brand
- Cynel Unipress
- Name / model
- SPOIWO LUTOWNICZE Z TOPNIKIEM · 60% Tin + 40% Lead, Diameters: 0.56, 1 and 1.5 mm
- Category
- Chemical products
- 100 g of metallic soldering wire.
What is the risk?
- The product contains an excessive amount of lead (declared value: 40% by weight) and is not correctly labelled for restricted use only by professionals.Lead is harmful to human health, accumulates in the body and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 15/06/2020
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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