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Künstliche Nägel - Beauty — recall 0288/10

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Germany · 2010-02-19 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
0288/10
Date of alert
2010-02-19
Country / jurisdiction
Germany
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical
Brand
CMC
Product category
Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Product type
Artificial nails - Beauty
Reported risk: Das Produkt stellt ein chemisches Risiko dar, da der Klebstoff 42 + 2 % Toluol enthält. Gemäß der REACH-Verordnung darf Toluol "als Stoff oder Bestandteil von Gemischen in einer Konzentration von 0,1 Massenprozent oder mehr in Klebstoffen und Sprühfarben, die für die Abgabe an die allgemeine Öffentlichkeit bestimmt sind, nicht auf den Markt gebracht oder verwendet werden."
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator to whom the measure were ordered
Other
Category of measure
Sales ban ordered by the authorities
Machine translation. This page was translated automatically from the English record we hold of the issuing authority’s notice. The English original is shown below and the authority’s own notice is linked above — both take precedence over this translation.

Product Name (original English): Artificial nails - Beauty

Risk Description (original English): The product poses a chemical risk because the adhesive contains 42 + 2% of toluene.According to the REACH Regulation toluene "shall not be placed on the market or used as a substance or constituent of preparations in a concentration equal to or higher than 0.1% by mass in adhesives and spray paint intended for sale to the general public."

Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-16576

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