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LIFETIME classics super glue — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalAug 14, 2009

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains approx. 23% by weight of chloroform (trichlormethane). Preparations containing 0.1% or more by weight of chloroform should not be available on the market. The product does not comply with the REACH regulation.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market — Other

Product description

Blister pack containing three printed metal tubes with a flat front and elongated two-part nozzle/cap made of white plastic. The product carries the following markings: "SUPER GLUE, SUPERKLEBER, *LIFETIME* EUROPE, 3 g. Hazard symbol Xi without description of hazard. Cyanoacrylate, Danger. Bonds skin and eyes in seconds. Keep out of reach of children." The packaging is also marked: LIFETIME classics, SUPER GLUE, New Formula, Hazard symbol ‘irritant’. The following R and S sentences word for word: R36/37/38, R43, S2, S23, S24/25, S26, S36/39, S46. Warning: Bonds skin and eyes in seconds. Use only in well-ventilated places."

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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