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Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 28, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product contains an excessive amount of methanol (mesured values: up to 28% by weight), which is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Furthermore, the required hazard pictograms and warnings are missing. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity of the product. Ingestion or contact with methanol may lead to blindness or death. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, neither with the Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation).

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Manufacturer (22/04/2021)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Manufacturer (22/04/2021)

Product description

Blue colored fluid for cleaning car windscreens at cold temperatures such as -16°C, -18°C and -20°C. The product was also sold online.

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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