EU Safety Gate · Report-2008-16
WORK STAR · 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
- 25 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): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0446/08
- Model
- Barcode 8032958721616, article code 9886012
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8032958721616
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Repair kit: two small metal tyre removers, a small metal file, two small rubber tubes, three patches, two valve covers, an adjustable metal spanner for removing bolts, a tube of rubber solution bearing the words "RED SUN" and representations of an orange flame and skull on a white background.