EU Safety Gate · Report-2021-21
Alexela, Automaailm, Bauhaus, CarMan, Carlake, GO4, Nordic · Talvine klaasipesuvedelik (ET); Tuulilasinpesuneste (FI)
The product contains an excessive amount of methanol (mesured values: up to 28% by weight), which is acutely toxic to the central nervous system and to the eyes. Furthermore, the required hazard pictograms and warnings are missing. Users have therefore no information on the toxicity of the product. Ingestion or contact with methanol may lead to blindness or death. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, neither with the Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation).
- Published
- 28 May 2021
- Notifying authority
- Estonia
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 22/04/2021 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 22/04/2021
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00716/21
- Model
- Alexela UFI code: 9A20-V0NE-F00M-PAQH, Automaailm UFI code: W820-COY1-5004-104F, Bauhaus UFI code: K050-TOHT-000D-6Q2J, Carlake UFI code: 8R40-90FM-200W-7PAC, Carman UFI code:YNHA-UR4E-U109-EYCN, GO4 UFI code: 9A20-V0NE-F00M-PAQH
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 4742516002142 · 4742516008212 · 4742631000078 · 4743108005169 · 4743108005183 · 6410416082462 · 6417196777922 · 6417196778271
Classification
- Category
- Chemical products
- Risk type
- Chemical
- Country of origin
- Estonia
Product description
Blue colored fluid for cleaning car windscreens at cold temperatures such as -16°C, -18°C and -20°C. The product was also sold online.