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SHRINIVAS SUGANDHALAYA perfumed incense sticks "satya sai baba nag champa — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalJun 3, 2011
Photo from the official notice: SHRINIVAS SUGANDHALAYA perfumed incense sticks "satya sai baba nag champa — chemical risk

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Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the incense sticks release 37 µg/m³ of benzene during and after combustion.Furthermore, the product releases also 52 µg/m³ of toluene during combustion and 44 µg/m³ toluene after combustion.As the product is intended for use in closed environments and not to be dispersed by ventilation, the values for benzene and toluene are to be considered harmful to health.

Measures taken

  • Import rejected at border — Other

Product description

The article is sold in a blue rectangular cardboard box, to two sides of which is affixed a white label with red lettering in each case, one showing the brand name and the other identifying the manufacturer of the article.

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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