OPSS Serious Chemical products
Product Safety Report: Bird Naphthalene Mothballs (2302-0056)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2302-0056
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious chemical risk as it contains naphthalene (stated as 99.494%), which is a banned, carcinogenic substance. Ingestion or inhalation of the chemical can cause irreversible damage to internal organs.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)20200401
Barcode6034000262537
Product
Bird Naphthalene Mothballs
- Batch number(s)
- 20200401
- Barcode
- 6034000262537
- Category
- Chemical products
- Country of origin
- Ghana
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Bird Naphthalene Mothballs
- Hazard: The product presents a serious chemical risk as it contains naphthalene (stated as 99.494%), which is a banned, carcinogenic substance. Ingestion or inhalation of the chemical can cause irreversible damage to internal organs.
- Corrective action: Destruction of the product
- Product information
- Type
- Chemical products - Mothballs
- Barcode
- 6034000262537
- Batch number
- 20200401
- Country of Origin
- Ghana
- Product Description
- Clear bag with bird having the appearance of an eagle and American flag, containing small white balls
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious chemical risk as it contains naphthalene (stated as 99.494%), which is a banned, carcinogenic substance. Ingestion or inhalation of the chemical can cause irreversible damage to internal organs.
- Further information regarding naphthalene can be found via this link:
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/naphthalene-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology/naphthalene-general-information
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Enforcement Regulations 2008.
- Corrective action
- Destruction of the product
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2302-0056
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Destruction of the product
- Product information
- Type
- Chemical products - Mothballs
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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