EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Towel “Kylhandduk” — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01521/21
Summary
The transparent plastic of the packaging contains an excessive amount of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), cadmium and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 26, 0.039 and 0.53 % by weight, respectively).DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and…
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Product
Towel
- Name / model
- Kylhandduk · BL-WJC02-Blue
- Barcode
- 7314280040933
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- A blue towel in a transparent plastic bag made of soft PVC plastic. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The transparent plastic of the packaging contains an excessive amount of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), cadmium and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 26, 0.039 and 0.53 % by weight, respectively).DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Cadmium poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation and the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 06/06/2021
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