Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit
| Alert Number | 0506/07 |
| Brand | Unknown |
| Category | Chemical products |
| Risk Type | Chemical |
| Notifying Country | Italy |
| Country of Origin | People's Republic of China |
| Model Number | Repair kit: glue, patches and scraper: code 8 00 5476 167761; Complete repair kit: levers, glue, patches and file: code 8 005476 167754 |
| Published | 8 June 2007 |
Risk Description
This product poses a chemical risk because it contains a level of benzene which is greater than that allowed in the Chemicals Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC. Benzene is classified as a Category I carcinogen and it poses a hazard through contact and inhalation.
Measures Taken
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Seizure and recall ordered by the authoritiesDate of entry into force: Unknown
Product Description
Repair kit: enclosed in plastic packaging containing a cardboard card bearing the details of the distributor Auchan S.p.a and the importer. Inside there is a tube on which is printed in orange RED SUN with death's head-inflammable symbols, instructions for use in English only, four patches, a metal file and two rubber tubes.The complete repair kit is a sealed plastic pack containing a cardboard card bearing the details of the distributor Auchan S.p.a and the importer. Inside there is a tube similar to that in the repair kit, four patches, two black plastic levers, a metal file and a little rubber tube.