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Incense sticks - Camomile - perfumed incense sticks HEM

Official notice

30 Jul 2010

Last checked

30 Jul 2010

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Incense sticks - Camomile - perfumed incense sticks HEM. The product poses a chemical risk because the incense sticks release 82 µg/m³ of benzene during combustion and 88 µg/m³ of benzene after combustion.Furthermore, the product releases also 21 µg/m³ of toluene during combustion and 15 µg/m³ toluene after combustion.As the product is intended for use in closed environments and not to be dispersed by ventilation, the values for benzene and toluene are to be considered harmful to health. Published 2010-07-30.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

1126/10

Official notice

2010-07-30

The hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the incense sticks release 82 µg/m³ of benzene during combustion and 88 µg/m³ of benzene after combustion.Furthermore, the product releases also 21 µg/m³ of toluene during combustion and 15 µg/m³ toluene after combustion.As the product is intended for use in closed environments and not to be dispersed by ventilation, the values for benzene and toluene are to be considered harmful to health.

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Affected products

Product 1

Incense sticks - Camomile - perfumed incense sticks

Risk / hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the incense sticks release 82 µg/m³ of benzene during combustion and 88 µg/m³ of benzene after combustion.Furthermore, the product releases also 21 µg/m³ of toluene during combustion and 15 µg/m³ toluene after combustion.As the product is intended for use in closed environments and not to be dispersed by ventilation, the values for benzene and toluene are to be considered harmful to health.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Hem.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

1126/10

Classification

Serious risk — Chemical

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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