The risk
This product poses a chemical risk because it contains chrysolite asbestos filaments, which can be extracted from the matrix mechanically. Thus the product is very dangerous if a consumer inhales the filaments.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other Category of measure(s): Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authority Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other chemical alerts in 2007
2 of the 201 motor vehicle alerts published in 2007 concerned the same risk.
| 1284/07 7 Dec 2007 | FBK Marketing BRAKES. |
Who notified alerts in 2007
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 72 |
| Germany | 41 |
| Poland | 17 |
| Spain | 13 |
| Portugal | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 11 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2007