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Towel “Kylhandduk”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 11 Nov 2021In the weekly report of 12 Nov 2021 (week 45, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Towel
Name
Kylhandduk
Type / model
BL-WJC02-Blue
Barcode
7314280040933
Barcodes listed
7314280040933 (official alert record)
Description
A blue towel in a transparent plastic bag made of soft PVC plastic. Product sold online.
Risk
The transparent plastic of the packaging contains an excessive amount of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), cadmium and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 26, 0.039 and 0.53 % by weight, respectively).DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Cadmium poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation and the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 6 Jun 2021
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01521/21Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01521/21
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01521/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-45 (XML)
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