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a) Happy Deer a) Pearl Balls ; b) Unknown naphthalene — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalSep 27, 2019
Photo from the official notice: a) Happy Deer a) Pearl Balls ; b) Unknown naphthalene — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: a) Happy Deer a) Pearl Balls ; b) Unknown naphthalene — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: a) Happy Deer a) Pearl Balls ; b) Unknown naphthalene — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: a) Happy Deer a) Pearl Balls ; b) Unknown naphthalene — chemical risk

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

Hazard

According to the ingredients list, the product consists of pure naphthalene, which is not authorised in biocides and lacks the appropriate labelling and warnings. Naphthalene is irritant, if inhaled or in contact with skin, and might cause cancer. The product does not comply with the Biocidal Products and CLP Regulations.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Retailer (02/09/2019)

Product description

Transparent polyethylene bag with blue printing containing between 12 and 20 disks of white naphthalene.

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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