Asbestos in thermos. The Ministry of Health has withdrawn a batch of thermal containers made in China because there is asbestos inside
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himAsbestos in thermos. The Ministry of Health has withdrawn a batch of thermal containers made in China because there is asbestos inside.
The first news was the Community alert system between the states of the European Union on the safety of Rapex products - Rapid Alert System.
The thermos is imported by Galileo SPA based in Strada Galli, 27, in Villa Adriana, Tivoli (RM) and is branded Kitchen club. It is a 0,35 liter lunch box.
In particular, the lot recalled for chemical-carcinogenic risk is the one characterized by the number 2170297, with barcode 8-029121702978.
Il thermos it is formed by an external part in plastic but the material in which the asbestos is present is found in the cavity of the double glass envelope of the thermos, with the function of spacers. There are small cylindrical bodies of gray color formed by compressed fibrous material of asbestos chrysotile.
"The ATS Milan Prevention Laboratory followed the first instance analysis of the" Thermos-Marca Kitchen Club "sample, finding the presence of tremolite (Asbestos), a judgment confirmed by review analysis by the ARPAM Laboratory Provincial Department of Pesaro with note prot. 111381/17 of 1 December 2017 " explains the Ministry.
The risk is the release of asbestos fibers (IARC class 1 inhalation carcinogen) in case of breaking the glass container and handling the asbestos cardboard tablet.
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If you have purchased this product, avoid using it and bring it back to the point of sale for an exchange or refund.
Francesca Mancuso
