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Shield Hand Sanitiser Gel hand disinfectant — chemical & fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalFireOther health riskJun 26, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Shield Hand Sanitiser Gel hand disinfectant — chemical & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Shield Hand Sanitiser Gel hand disinfectant — chemical & fire risk
Photo from the official notice: Shield Hand Sanitiser Gel hand disinfectant — chemical & fire risk

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

Hazard

The product contains an insufficient amount of ethanol and propan-2-ol (measured values: ≤ 0.05 % and ≤ 0.1 %, respectively). Consequently, it does not kill bacteria or viruses, which could then reach the user, increasing the risk of infection. The product does contain methanol (measured value: 3.4 %), which is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and the eye. Ingestion or contact with methanol leads to blindness and death.Furthermore, the presence of methanol is not accompanied by the corresponding hazard pictograms and warnings. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity and flammability of the product, which in the presence of an ignition source, could lead to a fire. The product does not comply with the Biocidal Products and the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations.

Measures taken

  • Making the marketing of the product subject to prior conditions — Manufacturer (23/03/2020)
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

100 ml of transparent hydro-alcoholic disinfectant hand gel.

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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