The risk
The product poses a carcinogenic risk because it contains asbestos fibres. If asbestos filament will get into persons body, there is potential risk of getting cancer or asbestosis.
Product: Replacement drums type brake linings, packed in a carton box.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Sales ban ordered by the authority. Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer.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.
| 0100/07 2 Feb 2007 | Safety Products |
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