EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - Gardening tool
Watering strings Blomsterlandet “Långtidsbevattnare” — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01555/21
Summary
The green plastic of the product contains an excessive amount of diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 6.8 and 9.6 % by weight, respectively).DIBP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans…
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Product
Watering strings — Blomsterlandet
- Brand
- Blomsterlandet
- Name / model
- Långtidsbevattnare · 258615
- Barcode
- 7330023495532
- Category
- Other - Gardening tool
- Strings with a green plastic cover. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The green plastic of the product contains an excessive amount of diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 6.8 and 9.6 % by weight, respectively).DIBP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the 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. 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: 01/10/2021
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