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Cooking knives set safety alert: chemical risk

Cooking knives set
Image: Finland via EU Safety Gate

What's being recalled

Model HG8771W covers 600 sets, including two knives. Model HG8772W covers 600 sets, including three knives. Model HG8774W covers 300 sets, including five knives. Every knife has a transparent plastic shield, and the knives lie on a red cushion.

Packaging: Wooden gift cases.

Country of origin: Japan.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/03053/26

Type or model: HG8771W, HG8772W, HG8774W

Barcode: 4956617601054, 4956617601061, 4956617601085

The hazard

The plastic parts of the product have an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values: 23 %, 24 % and 16 % by weight, for each model, respectively). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

What to do

Other (compulsory, importer).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by Finland via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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