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Plant protection product - Ethalfluralin (active substance) – Gazel

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 24 Apr 2008In the weekly report of 25 Apr 2008 (week 16, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Plant protection product - Ethalfluralin (active substance)
Brand
Gazel
Brand as notified
GAZEL
Type / model
Plant Protection Product, Type 33,3EC
Description
The plant protection product GAZEL 33,3EC is packed in bottles of HDPE or PET of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 litres. The product is being sold in plant shops and can be bought by any consumer without restriction.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 136 ppm of N-nitrosamine (N-ethyl-2-methyl-allyl nitrosamine) in the formulated product, corresponding to 388.02 ppm in the technical grade product which bears the nitrosamine. N-nitrosamines are known to be of particular toxicological concern because they can be activated to genotoxic carcinogens.The product does not comply with Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the placing of plant protection products on the market.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Greece
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0454/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0454/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-16 (XML)
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