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Hand disinfectant – Borkem Teknoloji “Borkem Anti-bacterial”

Serious risk Chemical, Health risk / other

Published by Safety Gate 7 Jan 2021In the weekly report of 25 Dec 2020 (week 52, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hand disinfectant
Brand
Borkem Teknoloji
Name
Borkem Anti-bacterial
Barcode
8682340341917
Barcodes listed
8682340341917 (official alert record)
Description
Transparent plastic can with red cap, 5 litres.
Risk
The product contains methanol (measured value: 46 % by weight), which is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Furthermore, the required hazard pictograms and warnings are missing. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity and flammability of the product. Ingestion or contact with methanol may lead to blindness and death. The product does not comply with the Biocidal Products and the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 19 Oct 2020
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
Türkiye
Alert type
Professional
Photos
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01899/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-52 (XML)
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