EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Swim goggles lens cleaner Zoggs “Fogbuster Lens Cleaner” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1044/18
Summary
The product contains acetaldehyde and/or propionaldehyde which are skin irritants and are also carcinogenic or an eye irritant respectively. In case of eye contact, ingestion or inhalation, it could lead to eye or lung irritation. The product does not comply with CLP regulation.
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Product
Swim goggles lens cleaner — Zoggs
- Brand
- Zoggs
- Name / model
- Fogbuster Lens Cleaner · Product Code 300661
- Batch number(s)
- Bar Code - 749266006615Batch Number: Batch 105R sold between February and May 2018
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Dual-action anti-fog and lens cleaning solution that is applied to swimming goggles and mask lenses to keep them clean and fog free. Packaging is a blue tube with a grey screw top.
- Recall information: https://www.zoggs.com/blog/product-recall-zoggs-fogbuster-and-lens-cleaner/
What is the risk?
- The product contains acetaldehyde and/or propionaldehyde which are skin irritants and are also carcinogenic or an eye irritant respectively. In case of eye contact, ingestion or inhalation, it could lead to eye or lung irritation. The product does not comply with CLP regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 20/06/2018
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