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Dirty Works Hanging Washbag toiletry bag — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentOct 10, 2014
Photo from the official notice: Dirty Works Hanging Washbag toiletry bag — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Dirty Works Hanging Washbag toiletry bag — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Dirty Works Hanging Washbag toiletry bag — environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic that the toiletry bag is made of contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value 0,17% 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 Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other

Product description

A toiletry bag made of light blue PVC plastic with white dots.

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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