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Bicycle tyre repair kit – Red Sun

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 18 Nov 2010In the weekly report of 19 Nov 2010 (week 46, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Bicycle tyre repair kit
Brand
Red Sun (3 alerts)
Brand as notified
RED SUN
Barcode
8033928925843
Barcodes listed
8033928925843 (official alert record)
Description
Each package comprises secondary cardboard packaging bearing promotional information and/or warnings stamped onto a red background, white lettering on blue at the front, and white lettering on a yellow background around the edges, on the bottom and at the back of the packaging, reading as follows (in Italian): “Bicycle Tyre Repair Kit - Best Accessories - Practical, Useful, High Quality”. Inside the package is a small tube, presumably made of aluminium, bearing the words “RED SUN” printed in orange on a white background. The package also contains four patches for inner tubes and a small metal file.
Risk
The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 54.4% by weight of benzene.The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Seizure of the products by the authorities
  • Voluntary withdrawal from distributors and suppliers by the importer
Notifying country
Italy
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 1699/10
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 1699/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-46 (XML)
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