Official safety alertOther risk levels
EU Safety Gate · Report-2024-8
Rubber mallet
The product has an excessive concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured value up to 36 mg/kg). PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
- Published
- 23 February 2024
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Retailer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 24/01/2024 · Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Retailer. Category of measure(s): Stop of sales. Date of entry into force: 24/01/2024
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A11/00024/24
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 8719202585056
Classification
- Category
- Hand tools
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Rubber mallet with handle and head in black rubber and shaft in shiny silvery metal