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Steering wheel cover – Biltema “Rattrekk”

Serious risk Environment

Published by Safety Gate 16 Nov 2016In the weekly report of 2 Dec 2016 (week 48, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Steering wheel cover
Brand
Biltema (37 alerts)
Name
Rattrekk
Type / model
39-178
Description
The steering wheel cover is black and decorated with plastic/rubber flowers in different colours. It is packed in transparent plastic.
Risk
null The steering wheel cover contains 0.3% by weight short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). 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 human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 14 Oct 2016
Notifying country
Norway
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1522/16
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Other alerts for Biltema

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1522/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-048 (XML)
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