Water Pocket calculator
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The Water Pocket calculator, a rectangular pocket calculator with an LCD display made of transparent red or purple plastic, has been recalled due to a chemical hazard. The product contains a complex hydrocarbon mix housed in a transparent plastic box affixed to the side of the calculator. This box is divided into two chambers holding two immiscible fluids—one colorless and one milky with slight pigmentation—that emit a strong odor of organic solvents. If swallowed, this chemical mixture can cause lung damage.
Authorities have ordered the product's withdrawal from the market. The source does not specify what consumers should do if they have already purchased this product or what remedy is available to affected consumers.
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The product poses a chemical risk because it consists essentially of a complex hydrocarbon mix which can cause lung damage if swallowed.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Two rectangular pocket calculators with LCD displays, made from transparent, red or purple plastic. The round keys are made of soft white plastic with black overprint. The pocket calculator offers the basic calculating functions and a memory function. A transparent plastic box is affixed directly to the left side of the calculator. The box is divided into two chambers which are connected to each other by two holes. They contain two fluids which cannot mix with each other (one colourless and the other a milky, slightly pigmented fluid) and which smell strongly of organic solvents. Overall dimensions of the pocket calculator: 6.5 x 10.2 x 1.0 cm. Notifying country: Germany
Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗
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