EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-15
RIPARA E VAI (“Repair and Go”) · Rubber solution in bicycle repair kit
The product poses a chemical risk because the benzene content is higher than that permitted under the Chemical Restriction Directive 76/769/EEC. Given that benzene is classified as a Category I carcinogen, the risk is posed by contact and inhalation.
- Published
- 18 April 2008
- Notifying authority
- Italy
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0440/08
- Model
- “RIPARA E VAI” kit, Article code 263264, bar code 8 016565 004782, “RIPARA BICI” set, Article code 263315, bar code 8 016565004058.
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8016565004058 · 8016565004782
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
“RIPARA E VAI” kit: the packaging consists of a sheet of cardboard and a clear plastic casing containing the kit, which consists of: two small metal levers, one small metal scraper, one multi-purpose spanner in metal with some rubber parts, a small tube containing the mastic bearing the words “RED SUN”, ideograms of a skull and crossbones and an orange flame on a white background. The “RIPARA BICI” set contains some rubber patches of various sizes, one small metal scraper and a small tube containing the mastic bearing the words “RED SUN”, ideograms of a skull and crossbones and an orange flame on a white background.