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Wallet – Joe Mac Of Sweden “Plånbok”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 5 Nov 2019In the weekly report of 15 Nov 2019 (week 46, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 44, 6 Nov 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Wallet
Brand
Joe Mac Of Sweden
Brand as notified
Joe Mac of Sweden
Name
Plånbok
Type / model
1803 LD-9461
Description
A black wallet with zipper and a strap. The inner material is brown artificial leather.
Risk
The brown plastic on the inside of the wallet contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 4.1 % by weight). It also contains cadmium (measured value: 0.013% by weight) and lead (measured value up to 1% by weight). 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 is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage organs and it may cause cancer. Exposure to lead can result in severe and irreversible neuro-behavioural and neuro-developmental effects. The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation) and the REACH regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 10 Sep 2019
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1705/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1705/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1705/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-046 (XML)
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