InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: Royal Gardineer – Solar watering system
Name: No Name Provided
Category: 10
Date: 2025-03-07
Product Category: Gadgets
Risk Type: Chemical, Environment
Danger: The PVC hose has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 17 % and 6.4% by weight, respectively). SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. Moreover, DBP may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with the REACH Regulation.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 03/02/2025
Description: Solar watering system with a solar module, a PVC hose and various plug parts. Product sold online, in particular via pearl.de.
Notifying Country: Germany
Country of Origin: Unknown
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
