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Fujian Pothook plastic hooks — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentMar 27, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Fujian Pothook plastic hooks — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Fujian Pothook plastic hooks — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Fujian Pothook plastic hooks — environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material in the suction sups contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 3 % by weight). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. 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. The product does not comply with the POP Regulation and the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor

Product description

Transparent plastic hooks with suctions cups made of transparent soft PVC plastic.

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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