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Green>it Green hose set garden hose — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentFeb 22, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Green>it Green hose set garden hose — environment risk

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

Hazard

The hose contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 4.66%). 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

  • The company is reported to the prosecutor — Other
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer

Product description

Green, 20 meter long, plastic hosepipe.

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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