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Equip bicycle repair kit - equip punkteringssats — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMar 13, 2009

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 17% toluene. According to the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC, in adhesives intended for sale to the general public, toluene should not be placed on the market or used as a substance or constituent of preparations in a concentration equal to or higher than 0.1% by mass. Toluene is classified as toxic for reproduction.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer — Other

Product description

A kit for bicycle tyre repair. Rubber solution is in a yellow tube with a white cap, approximately 10 ml. On the tube there are prints, “Rubber Solution” “Thumbs” and a pictogram of a hand in red.

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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