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CARTECH First Class PU steering wheel cover — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalOct 18, 2019
Photo from the official notice: CARTECH First Class PU steering wheel cover — chemical risk
Photo from the official notice: CARTECH First Class PU steering wheel cover — chemical risk

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

Hazard

The plastic of the product contains an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), notably benzo[a]anthracene (BaA), chrysen (CHR), Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFA), benzo[e]pyrene (BeP), benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFA) and benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjFA) and (measured values: 75 mg/kg, 71 mg/kg, 15 mg/kg, 15 mg/kg, 13 mg/kg, 11 mg/kg and 9.3 mg/kg by weight respectively). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (09/11/2019)

Product description

Black steering wheel cover.

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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