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Steering wheel cover – Cartech “First Class PU”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 10 Oct 2019In the weekly report of 18 Oct 2019 (week 42, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Steering wheel cover
Brand
Cartech
Brand as notified
CARTECH
Name
First Class PU
Type / model
18700
Batch numbers
5202392187009 (official alert record)
Barcode
5202392187009
Description
Black steering wheel cover.
Production dates
5202392187009
Risk
The plastic of the product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), notably benzo[a]anthracene (BaA), chrysen (CHR), Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFA), benzo[e]pyrene (BeP), benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFA) and benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjFA) and (measured values: 75 mg/kg, 71 mg/kg, 15 mg/kg, 15 mg/kg, 13 mg/kg, 11 mg/kg and 9.3 mg/kg by weight respectively). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 9 Nov 2019
Notifying country
Cyprus
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1536/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-042 (XML)
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