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Hansbo Gummiskrapa stor svart curry comb for horse grooming — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 10, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Hansbo Gummiskrapa stor svart curry comb for horse grooming — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: Hansbo Gummiskrapa stor svart curry comb for horse grooming — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The rubber brush contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s, including benzo(a)pyrene and chrysene (measured values: benzo(a)pyrene: 37,75 mg/kg; chrysene: 65,26 mg/kg; total of PAHs: 279 mg/kg). These PAH are carcinogenic. The consumer can be exposed when the product comes into direct and prolonged or repetitive contact with the skin or the mouth. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer

Product description

Black rubber curry comb for horse grooming.

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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