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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 8 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 68327 EAN-code 8711252 683270
Description
64 Pcs Repair Kit. The clear plastic box 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 18.4 m/m% of benzene and more then 50 m/m% of toluene. Benzene is classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic. Toluene is classified as reprotoxic and harmful. According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive, benzene and toluene are prohibited in consumer products at levels above 0.1%.
Measures
  • Administrative fine ordered by the authorities
  • Stop of sales, withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor
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 0441/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0441/08Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0441/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0441/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-15 (XML)
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