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Garden furniture and pots – Willy Guhl, Eternit “Ornament/planters/garden furniture made of asbestos containing fiber cement”

Serious risk Chemical

Published by Safety Gate 3 Jul 2025In the weekly report of 4 Jul 2025 (week 27, 2025)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Garden furniture and pots
Brand
Willy Guhl, Eternit
Brand as notified
Willy Guhl, Eternit,
Name
Ornament/planters/garden furniture made of asbestos containing fiber cement
Description
Vintage garden furniture and gardening pots of ornaments/planters. Various models in different sizes manufactured about 1950-1993. Product sold online, in particular via Mid Century.
Risk
The products contain, and may release, asbestos fibres (at least 10%) which may lead to cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market
  • Dispose of as asbestos-containing waste in accordance with national legislation · ordered on the distributor
  • Destruction of the product · by the distributor
Notifying country
The Netherlands
Country of origin
Switzerland
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02476/25Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02476/25Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02476/25Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02476/25Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02476/25Photo 6 of the product in Safety Gate alert SR/02476/25
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert SR/02476/25
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2025-27 (XML)
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