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Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit.

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 12 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 13 Jun 2008 (week 23, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit.
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
Art. 318656,
Barcode
4891418303359
Barcodes listed
4891418303359 (official alert record)
Description
Repair kit: the packaging consists of a stiff transparent casing on cardboard, contains hexagonal metal bicycle spanners, metal scraper, 2 tyre valves, rubber patches and 2 small white tubes of RUBBER SOLUTION, marked in English with ideograms of a skull and an orange flame on a white background.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because the rubber solution contains 30% of toluene. Toluene is classified as reprotoxic. According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive, toluene is prohibited in consumer products at levels above 0.1%.The product does not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Lithuania
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0627/08Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0627/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0627/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-23 (XML)
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