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Shower curtain “Social Shower Curtain”

Serious risk Environment

Published by Safety Gate 14 Oct 2015In the weekly report of 23 Oct 2015 (week 42, 2015)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Shower curtain
Brand
Unknown
Name
Social Shower Curtain
Type / model
88-1061
Batch
12134980000001
Description
Shower curtain with design similar to a Facebook webpage. White and blue. The product has a transparent plastic window. "Social shower curtain" is printed in white on blue background on top of the curtain.
Risk
null The transparent plastic window contains cadmium (measured value 1.13% by weight). Cadmium is harmful to human health, because it accumulates in the body and can damage organs and may also cause cancer. Furthermore, it contains also short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0,49 % by weight). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing 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
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1266/15
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1266/15
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2015-042 (XML)
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