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The Rapid Alert System for Non-Food Products (RAPEX)
RAPEX - Weekly overview report of notifications
week 15 - 2015
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Level Type No. Notifying Product Risk Measures Products Ref. country adopted were by found notifying and country measures were taken also in:
Serious Consumer risk products 1 Germany Category: Motor vehicles Injuries Voluntary A12/0486/15 measures: Product: Passenger car The belt buckle Recall of the anchorage product from Brand: FIAT braces could end users break in the event Name: 500 Abarth of a serious collision. Type/number of model: Type: 312; EG-Type approval: e3*2007/46*0064*19
Batch number/Barcode: The vehicles concerned are from the production period September 2014 to October 2014.
OECD Portal Category: 77000000 - Automotive
Description: Passenger car
Country of origin: Italy
No pictures are available
Serious Consumer risk products 2 Slovakia Category: Lighting Electric shock Compulsory A12/0487/15 chains measures: The flashing unit Withdrawal of Product: Lighting chain does not have the product sufficient from the Brand: Unknown mechanical market, strength and Ban on the Name: Light up your life could break marketing of this Christmas,100L LED exposing live the product Lights parts. and any Type/number of model: accompanying The product does measures Model: LED-YJSK (label not comply with on the product) Type the requirements number: LED-FF of the Low (20~360) (label on the Voltage Directive package) and the relevant European
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Batch number/Barcode: standard EN 8585030100477 60598.
OECD Portal Category: 78000000 - Electrical Supplies
Description: Lighting chain with 100 LED lights. Product packed in a cardboard box with marking: "Light up your life this Christmas, 100L LED Lights".
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 3 Slovakia Category: Lighting Electric shock Compulsory A12/0488/15 chains measures: The flashing unit Withdrawal of Product: Lighting chain does not have the product sufficient from the Brand: Unknown mechanical market, strength and Ban on the Name: Light up your life could break marketing of this Christmas, 180L exposing live the product Lampadas parts. and any Type/number of model: accompanying The product does measures Model: YJSK (label on the not comply with product) Type number: FF the requirements (20~180) (label on the of the Low package) Voltage Directive and the relevant Batch number/Barcode: European 8585030040650 standard EN OECD Portal Category: 60598. 78000000 - Electrical Supplies
Description: Lighting chain with 180 LED lights in various colours. Product packed in a cardboard box with marking: "Light up your life this Christmas, 180L Lampadas".
Country of origin: China
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Serious Consumer risk products 4 Slovakia Category: Lighting Electric shock, Compulsory A12/0489/15 chains Fire measures: Ban on the Product: Lighting chain The flashing unit marketing of does not have the product Brand: Unknown sufficient and any mechanical accompanying Name: 140 RICE LIGHTS strength and measures could break Type/number of model: exposing live NIPC: 508858259 (on the parts. The package) N: 40568 (label insulation on the package) material of the Batch number/Barcode: flashing unit is 8585030040650 flammable and the cross- OECD Portal Category: sectional are of 78000000 - Electrical the conductors in Supplies the cable is too small. Description: Lighting chain with 140 LED lights The product does in various colours. not comply with Product packed in a blue the requirements and white cardboard box. of the Low Voltage Directive Country of origin: China and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Serious Consumer risk products 5 Slovakia Category: Lighting Electric shock Compulsory A12/0490/15 chains measures: The flashing unit Withdrawal of Product: Lighting chain does not have the product sufficient from the Brand: Unknown mechanical market, strength and Ban on the Name: LED LIGHT 100L could break marketing of MULTI FUNCTION exposing live the product parts. Type/number of model: and any EK-04 (on the product) accompanying The product does measures
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Batch number/Barcode: not comply with Unknown the requirements of the Low OECD Portal Category: Voltage Directive 78000000 - Electrical and the relevant Supplies European standard EN Description: Lighting 60598. chain with 100 LED lights. Product packed in a transparent plastic bag and a blue cardboard box.
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 6 Slovakia Category: Lighting Electric shock Voluntary A12/0491/15 chains measures: The flashing unit Ban on the Product: Lighting chain does not have marketing of sufficient the product Brand: Unknown mechanical and any strength and accompanying Name: 50LED Multi could break measures Colour Chaser Lights / exposing live VÁNOCNÍ OSVETLENÍ parts. 50 LED DIOD The product does Type/number of model: not comply with Unknown the requirements of the Low Batch number/Barcode: Voltage Directive Unknown and the relevant OECD Portal Category: European 78000000 - Electrical standard EN Supplies 60598.
Description: Lighting chain with 50 LED lights in various colours. Product packed in a white and red cardboard box.
Country of origin: China
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Serious Consumer risk products 7 France Category: Chemical Chemical Voluntary A12/0492/15 products measures: The product Withdrawal of Product: Tattoo contains nickel the product ink/permanent make-up (measured value: from the 20 mg/kg). market Brand: Styliderm According to the Name: Eyeliner pigment Council of Europe colour and black pigment Resolution ResAP (2008) on Type/number of model: requirements and black colour criteria for the safety of tattoos Batch number/Barcode: and permanent batches 0712 EYE and make-up, nickel 0712 BLACK level must be as OECD Portal Category: low as technically 53000000 - Beauty / achievable as Personal Care / Hygiene nickel has a high allergenic Description: Capsule potential. The (0.5 ml) with black ink product does not packed in a blister comply with the relevant national Country of origin: legislation. France
Serious Consumer risk products 8 Spain Category: Chemical Chemical Compulsory A12/0493/15 products measures: The products Withdrawal of Product: Liquid for contain more the product e-cigarettes than 1% of from the nicotine (12.87 market Brand: PolyFlame mg/ml) and does have adequate Name: Max safety label bearing Type/number of model: risk-related Tabaco Americano (9 indications, safety mg/ml nicotine) advice or Batch number/Barcode: recommendations 3661075076238 for correct and safe use of the OECD Portal Category: product. The user therefore has no
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50000000 - Food / information to Beverage / Tobacco avoid the dangers incurred when the Description: 10 ml product comes plastic bottle with a screw into contact with cap in a colourful the skin or if it is cardboard box. Box ingested. The indicates "made in the products do not EU" comply with the requirements of Country of origin: Directive Unknown 1999/45/EC relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations.
Serious Consumer risk products 9 Spain Category: Motor vehicles Injuries Compulsory A12/0494/15 measures: Product: Passenger car There may be Recall of the contact between product from Brand: OPEL the main wiring end users and the Name: Vivaro windscreen wipers Type/number of model: mechanism which Vivaro B might cause the Batch number/Barcode: engine to fail to Model year 2015 start or the windscreen OECD Portal Category: wipers to stop 77000000 - Automotive unexpectedly. Insufficient Description: Passenger tightening of the car bolt and nut in the lower suspension Country of origin: arm may affect France, the steering when United Kingdom the vehicle is being driven. The No pictures are hand brake cable available may detach causing the hand brake to not work.
Serious Consumer risk products 10 Czech Category: Toys Chemical Compulsory A12/0495/15 Republic measures: Product: Plastic toy The plastic Withdrawal of material of the toy the product Brand: Unknown contains di-(2- from the ethylhexyl) market Name: Funny, most new phthalate (DEHP) design (measured value 20.3% by weight). Type/number of model: This phthalate MIC, ITEM NO: TC 12707 may harm the Batch number/Barcode: health of children, 8005020127074 causing possible damage to the OECD Portal Category: reproductive 86000000 - Toys / Games system.
Description: Set of two According to the plastic cubes measuring REACH 10×10×10 cm, with Regulation the
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colorful and educational phthalates DEHP, images on each side of DBP and BBP are the cube. The products prohibited in all are packaged in toys and transparent plastic bag childcare articles with carton label.
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 11 Czech Category: Toys Chemical Compulsory A12/0496/15 Republic measures: Product: Plastic toy The product Withdrawal of contains di-(2- the product Brand: Chuang bo Lel ethylhexyl) from the phthalate (DEHP) market Name: Squeaky dolphin above the permitted levels Type/number of model: (measured ITEM NO: L3992-30V values: 36.5 % by Batch number/Barcode: weight). This 8603992200438 The phthalate may code does not exist harm the health of children, OECD Portal Category: causing possible 86000000 - Toys / Games damage to the reproductive Description: Plastic blue system. dolphin with white chest with the inscription According to the "Chuang bo Lel" on its REACH belly. The toy has a Regulation the swivel head and emits phthalates DEHP, sounds after pressing. DBP and BBP are prohibited in Country of origin: China all toys and childcare articles.
Serious Consumer risk products 12 Lithuania Category: Machinery Burns, Voluntary A12/0497/15 Fire measures: Product: Electric bicycles Recall of the The batteries of product from Brand: Baltik Vairas the e-bikes can end users present defective Name: Unknown sealing, which could result in the Type/number of model: accumulation of Ruhrwerk, Panther, humidity inside Göricke, Böttcher, the battery and Crosswave, D-Cycle, cause Ebsen, Kristall, EBIKE overheating and Ultrasport, Spezi, MSA. self-ignition. The bicycle frame number is from 00022543 to
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00049980 (frame numbering is not chronological);
Batch number/Barcode: Unknown
OECD Portal Category: 71000000 - Sports Equipment
Description: Electric bicycles produced during the period 2012 - 2014, equipped with "REVA" rechargeable batteries.
Country of origin: Lithuania
Serious Consumer risk products 13 Portugal Category: Motor vehicles Injuries Voluntary A12/0498/15 measures: Product: Passenger car The buckle latch Recall of the of the front and product from Brand: Renault rear seat belts end users has insufficient Name: Twingo strength and could fail in the Type/number of model: event of a frontal Twingo III; collision. e2*2007/46*0457*. Types: BCM0, BCM1, BCM2.
Batch number/Barcode: Production period: between 29/09/2014 and 29/10/2014.
OECD Portal Category: 77000000 - Automotive
Description: Passenger car
Country of origin: Slovenia
No pictures are available
Serious Consumer risk products 14 Portugal Category: Motor vehicles Injuries Voluntary A12/0499/15 measures: Product: Passenger car There is a risk of Recall of the inadvertent product from Brand: Renault activation of the end users Electronic Name: Twingo Stability Program (ESP) while Type/number of model:
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Twingo III; driving. The e2*2007/46*0457*. Types: vehicle could BCM 0, BCM 1, BCM 2. accelerate inadvertently or Batch number/Barcode: fail to decelerate. Production period: since beginning of production until 15/12/2014.
OECD Portal Category: 77000000 - Automotive
Description: Passenger car
Country of origin: Slovenia
No pictures are available
Serious Consumer risk products 15 Estonia Category: Toys Choking Voluntary A12/0500/15 measures: Product: Wind-up toy The product Warning contains small consumers of Brand: MERX parts (the wheels) the risks, that can be easily Ban on the Name: Cartoon Car detached. A child marketing of could put them in Type/number of model: the product the mouth and Item No: MX0040641; NO and any choke on them. 8338-21 accompanying measures, The product does Batch number/Barcode: Recall of the not comply with EAN: 2000201310265; product from the requirements Batch no 543168 end users of the Toy Safety OECD Portal Category: Directive and the 86000000 - Toys / Games relevant European Description: Wind-up standard EN police car made of white 71-1. and blue plastic. The product is packaged in cardboard box with a window, marked with the CE mark and has the inscription “Made in China”, recommended age group 12+ months. Packaging size: 10,5cm x 8,5cm. Approximate size of the toy: 6,5 cm x 8 cm.
Country of origin: China
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Serious Consumer risk products 16 Bulgaria Category: Clothing, Chemical Compulsory A12/0501/15 textiles and fashion items measures: The notifying Ban on the Product: False nails country qualified marketing of the glue as a the product Brand: Yazimj cosmetic product. and any The glue contains accompanying Name: Unknown dibutyl phthalate measures (DBP), which is Type/number of model: classified as toxic Item № 02320; to reproduction. YZMJ-8016 The product does Batch number/Barcode: not comply with 9 888627023203, the Cosmetic 2093300441411 and Products 028070 400502 02807; Regulation. OECD Portal Category: 53000000 - Beauty / Personal Care / Hygiene
Description: False nails set containing 12 pcs plastic nails, coloured in orange colour supplied with a container with glue, labelled with „Dibutyl phthalate“.
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 17 Bulgaria Category: Clothing, Chemical Compulsory A12/0502/15 textiles and fashion items measures: The notifying Ban on the Product: False nails country qualified marketing of the glue as a the product Brand: Yazimj cosmetic product. and any The glue contains accompanying Name: Unknown dibutyl phthalate measures (DBP), which is Type/number of model: classified as toxic ITEM № 02319; № to reproduction. YZ8922 The product does Batch number/Barcode: not comply with 9 888627023197, the Cosmetic 40050202807040050 and Products 2093300441404 Regulation. OECD Portal Category: 53000000 - Beauty / Personal Care / Hygiene
Description: False nails set containing 12 pcs plastic nails, coloured in
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cyclamen colour and a container with glue labelled with „Dibutyl phthalate“.
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 18 Bulgaria Category: Clothing, Chemical Compulsory A12/0503/15 textiles and fashion items measures: The notifying Ban on the Product: False nails country qualified marketing of the glue as a the product Brand: Yazimj cosmetic product. and any The glue contains accompanying Name: Fancy Nail Set dibutyl phthalate measures (DBP), which is Type/number of model: classified as toxic Item No. 02322 to reproduction. , The product does YZMJ-8016 not comply with Batch number/Barcode: the Cosmetic 9888627023227, Products 502028070400502 (on Regulation. sticker), 2093300441442 (on sticker)
OECD Portal Category: 53000000 - Beauty / Personal Care / Hygiene
Description: Set of 12 red plastic nails, with glue.
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 19 Cyprus Category: Clothing, Strangulation Compulsory A12/0504/15 textiles and fashion items measures:
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Product: Children's The drawstrings Ban on the jacket in the hood/neck marketing of area of the jacket the product Brand: Ativo collection can become and any trapped during accompanying Name: Unknown various activities measures of a child. A loop Type/number of model: can be created BS-40 Sample size: 4 and strangulation years of the child may Batch number/Barcode: occur. 2800039408611 The product does OECD Portal Category: not comply with 67000000 - Clothing the relevant European Description: Black standard EN coloured jacket set 14682. fastened with a zip at the middle, intended for children up to 4 years old. The jacket bears drawstrings in the hood/neck area.
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 20 Romania Category: Clothing, Chemical Compulsory A12/0505/15 textiles and fashion items measures: The notifying Withdrawal of Product: False nails country qualified the product the glue as a from the Brand: La Mei La cosmetic product. market The glue contains Name: Art nails dibutyl phthalate (DBP), which is Type/number of model: classified as toxic 2611 to reproduction. Batch number/Barcode: The product does unknown not comply with OECD Portal Category: the Cosmetic 53000000 - Beauty / Products Personal Care / Hygiene Regulation.
Description: Set of plastic 10 finger false nails with glue in a red tube supplied in a plastic bag.
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Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 21 Ireland Category: Electrical Electric shock Voluntary A12/0506/15 appliances and measures: equipment The design of the Recall of the adaptor allows for product from Product: Travel adaptor incorrect use. end users The pins of this Brand: Dunnes Stores adaptor can be inserted Name: EU Travel Adaptor incorrectly to the power outlet Type/number of model: which can lead to 6338813 access to live Batch number/Barcode: parts. 5099010452126 The product does OECD Portal Category: not comply with 78000000 - Electrical the requirements Supplies of the Low Voltage Directive Description: Travel and the relevant adaptor supplied in a national standard blister pack. I.S. 421.
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 22 Czech Category: Toys Choking Compulsory A12/0507/15 Republic measures: Product: Wooden The product Ban on the locomotive contains small marketing of parts (from the the product Brand: Thomas & puzzle placed on and any Friends (THE PRODUCT the upper part of accompanying IS COUNTERFEIT) the wagon) that measures can be easily Name: Unknown detached. A child could put them in Type/number of model: the mouth and Unknown choke on them. Batch number/Barcode: The product does Unknown not comply with OECD Portal Category: the requirements of the Toy Safety
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86000000 - Toys / Games Directive and the relevant Description: A wooden European toy in the shape of a standard EN locomotive with a face 71-1. and a wagon. In the upper part of the wagon are located 9 cubes which form a puzzle. 5 cubes in the shape of animals are also included. The toy is packed in a plastic wrapper. The product is counterfeit.
Country of origin: Unknown
Serious Consumer risk products 23 United Category: Toys Choking Voluntary A12/0508/15 Kingdom measures: Product: Plastic bath There is s Recall of the toys possibility that the product from ears (small parts) end users Brand: Disney on the Stuffy character (Blue Name: Doc McStuffins Dragon) break Bath Set away from the main body of the Type/number of model: toy. A small child 10120152G101Q2150057 could put the Batch number/Barcode: small parts in the Unknown mouth and choke on them. OECD Portal Category: 86000000 - Toys / Games The product does not comply with Description: Doc the requirements McStuffins Disney of the Toy Safety character plastic bath Directive and the toys set in soft clear relevant plastic zip bag. European standard EN Country of origin: 71-1. Vietnam
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Serious Consumer risk products 24 Spain Category: Toys Choking Compulsory A12/0509/15 measures: Product: Battery- The eyes of the Import operated soft toys dogs toys can be rejected at detached from border Brand: Happy Garden the product, put Toys in the mouth by children and get Name: Unknown stuck, blocking the airways. Type/number of model: Item n°:777 and 1001 The product does Electric soft toy not comply with the requirements Batch number/Barcode: of the Toy Safety Unknown Directive and the OECD Portal Category: relevant 86000000 - Toys / Games European standard EN Description: These are 71-1. two different battery- operated soft toy dogs. The products are packed in a plastic bag with a label bearing the following information: the reference, the importer's and manufacturer's details, CE marking and the warning "not recommended for children under 3 years of age".
Country of origin: China
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Serious Consumer risk products 25 Spain Category: Electrical Burns, Voluntary A12/0510/15 appliances and Fire measures: equipment Recall of the The radiator product from Product: Oil filled bursts when the end users radiator internal pressure increases. As the Brand: EQUATION temperature of the liquid that Name: Unknown escapes via the weld seams may Type/number of model: be as high as LH15-0715 (ref. LM 100ºC, users may 16374813); LH15-0920 suffer burns. (ref. LM 16374820); Furthermore, the LH15-1125 (ref. LM product could 16374834); Lot n°: cause a fire if hot 203313220914 oil is leaking in a Batch number/Barcode: place close to an 3276004548160, ignition source. 3276004548191 and The product does 3276004548221 not comply with OECD Portal Category: the requirements 79000000 - Plumbing / of the Low Heating / Ventilation / Air Voltage Directive Conditioning and the relevant European Description: Oil-filled standard EN radiator without any 60335. packaging.
Country of origin: China
Serious Consumer risk products 26 Spain Category: Childcare Choking, Compulsory A12/0511/15 articles and children's Strangulation measures: equipment Withdrawal of The beads could the product Product: Amber teething easily detached from the necklace and be swallowed market by small children, Brand: POPOLINI causing choking. The necklace is Name: Amber Necklace too long and may tighten around Type/number of model: the child's neck. N°:064002-00-00
Batch number/Barcode: 9006720640022
OECD Portal Category: 54000000 - Baby Care
Description: Necklace made of amber beads. The product comes in a transparent plastic bag.
Country of origin: Hungary
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Other Consumer risk products 27 Czech Category: Other Injuries Compulsory level A11/0025/15 Republic measures: Product: Telescopic Ladder's feet may Ban on the ladder displace or marketing of detach during use the product Brand: XT LINE and the locking and any mechanism can accompanying Name: Profesional tools fail. This can measures 3,2 m result in a person losing balance Type/number of model: and falling from ML 1003 the ladder. Batch number/Barcode: The product does EAN 8592021095209 not comply with OECD Portal Category: the relevant 80000000 - Tools / European Equipment - Hand standard EN 131.
Description: Telescopic ladder in brown carton box
Country of origin: China
Other Consumer risk products 28 Spain Category: Toys Chemical Compulsory level A11/0026/15 measures: Product: Toy make-up The blue eye Withdrawal of set shadow contains the product aluminium from the Brand: MARKWINS (measured market
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Name: Mobile Beauty migration level: Color Set 10.7 g/kg) exceeding the Type/number of model: limit. MOBILE BEAUTY COLOR SET, lot The product does 6130689-127 not comply with the requirements Batch number/Barcode: of the Toy Safety 4038033336441 Directive and the relevant OECD Portal Category: European 86000000 - Toys / Games Standard EN 71-3 Description: Toy make-up set containing different coloured eye shadows, lip gloss and accessories (for applying the make-up). It is packed in a cardboard box with a plastic window.
Country of origin: China
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