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Published by Safety Gate 8 Sep 2005In the weekly report of 9 Sep 2005 (week 36, 2005)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Household product rubber solution tube contained in bicycle repair kits."Repair set"Brand: a) Wibra Bicycle repair set; b) Arrow Tools Bicycle repair set.Type/number of model: a) N° 1418.0048; EAN 2014180048002; b) UP 100/25; 6547892115664.
Risk
Chemical risk. The rubber solution contains excessive quantities of benzene (95%) instead of the maximum permitted level in consumer products of 0,1%. In case of skin contact and inhalation the substance is classified as carcinogenic (cat. 1) and mutagenic (cat. 2). The repair sets do not comply with the Directive on dangerous substances and preparations.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from distribution
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 0488/05Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0488/05
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0488/05
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2005-36 (XML)
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