EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Chemical products
Suspension oil Castrol “Castrol Fork Oil 10W” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00032/21
Summary
The packaging is not fitted with child-resistant fastening. Ingestion or aspiration of the mineral oil blend, due do its low viscosity combined with the high content of classified hydrocarbon in the mixture, maybe be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. The product does not comply with the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations and the European standard EN ISO 8317.
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Product
Suspension oil — Castrol
- Brand
- Castrol
- Name / model
- Castrol Fork Oil 10W
- Barcode
- 4008177322501
- Category
- Chemical products
- Suspension oil for motorcycle.
What is the risk?
- The packaging is not fitted with child-resistant fastening. Ingestion or aspiration of the mineral oil blend, due do its low viscosity combined with the high content of classified hydrocarbon in the mixture, maybe be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. The product does not comply with the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations and the European standard EN ISO 8317.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Information for buyers in the EU, cessation of sales
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory 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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