BIKE REPAIR KIT / RED SUN (glue)

Date of publication: 07-10-2016

Level: Serious risk

Type: Consumer products

Ref.: A12/1247/16

Notifying country: Spain

Country of origin: China

Counterfeit:

Risk type: Chemical

Product: Bicycle repair kit

Product name: BIKE REPAIR KIT / RED SUN (glue)

Product description: Puncture repair kit containing various items: spanners, patches, a tube of RED SUN glue, etc. The product is packaged in a sealed cardboard blister pack.

Brand: FEIYUE TOOL

Category: Hobby/sports equipment

Type/number of model: Ref. 10139 and 600206 (with Red Sun glue)

Batch number/Barcode: 6900101301058, 8433878101395

OECD Portal Category: 71000000 - Sports Equipment

Risk: The product contains chloroform (measured concentration: 2 % by weight) and methylene chloride (measured concentration: 46 % by weight), both substances are suspected of causing cancer. The product lacks warnings and pictograms needed to inform consumers on how to use the product safely. Consumers using the glue may inhale or ingest it or it may accidentally come into contact with their skin causing skin irritation or health damage. The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.

Measures adopted by notifying country: Measures ordered by public authorities: Withdrawal of the product from the market

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