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Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit. – Bicycle Gear

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 17 Apr 2008In the weekly report of 18 Apr 2008 (week 15, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit.
Brand
Bicycle Gear (2 alerts)
Brand as notified
BICYCLE GEAR
Type / model
Item 84333, Ean-code 8711252 843339.
Description
24 Pcs repair kit. The black/yellow nylon bag includes a metal tube containing approx 20 ml of rubber solution. The tube is labelled in 4 languages “Glue-Leim-Lijm-Colle”. The clear plastic box also includes several bicycle spare-parts.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 38.9 m/m% benzene and more then 50 m/m% toluene. Benzene is classified as carcinogenic Cat I, mutagenic Cat II and toxic. Toluene is classified as reprotoxic Cat III, and is harmful.
Measures
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0428/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0428/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0428/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0428/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-15 (XML)
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