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HIPPO Elephant Super Glue — chemical risk

EU Safety GateOther risk levelsChemicalFeb 28, 2020
Photo from the official notice: HIPPO Elephant Super Glue — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: HIPPO Elephant Super Glue — chemical risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product contains an excessive amount of chloroform and 1,2-dichloroethane (measured values: 1,8 % and 0,3 % by weight, respectively).Chloroform causes skin irritation, can damage health if inhaled or swallowed and is suspected to cause cancer. 1,2-dichloroethane may cause cancer if inhaled. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (17/12/2019)

Product description

3 g of quick drying glue in a pink-orange metal tube with dispensing nozzle.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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