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Inspectors of the Czech Environmental Inspectorate (CEI) imposed a fine of 60 thousand crowns on Alza.cz as for non-compliance with the obligations on the sale of chemicals on the Internet. The fine came from inspections focused on compliance with chemical legislation, in which CEI inspectors examined over 50 e-shop operators in the Czech Republic.
The audit was part of a pilot project of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which examined compliance with chemical legislation in European countries. In addition to the Czech Republic, 14 EU Member States participated.
CEI inspectors checked the obligation to indicate the "type of hazard" in the online sale of chemical mixtures.
The minimum information that a consumer should have is the introduction of so-called H-sentences such as "May cause an allergic reaction" or "Harmful when ingested"
"The products offered in Alzas e-shop have, for example, unreadable data on their hazardous properties or overlaps on safe handling.
Six types of products (glass defrosters, detergent capsules, gasoline additives, adhesives) did not indicate the type of hazards at all, " said Lukáš Kus, Head of Waste Management at CIŽP.
CEI has audited 51 e-shops and a total of 354 products in the whole inspection. The inspectors have so far imposed 43 final fines totaling CZK 1,285,500.
The highest final fines resulting from this control action, which CIŽP reported earlier:
HP TRONIC Zlín, spol. s ro, the operator of the e-shop www.kasa.cz - 100 thousand crowns
The ecommerce operator did not provide the required hazard information for 89 products (such as defroster, cleaner, pool chemistry or fertilizer and biocides).
Internet Mall, as, the operator of the e-shop www.mall.cz - 90 thousand crowns
The ecommerce operator did not provide the required hazard information for 6 products (such as pool chemistry, cleaner, gas cartridges).
In addition, when selling biocidal products, he failed to provide the mandatory sentences "Use biocides safely. Always read the label and product information before use ".
One of the marketed biocides did not contravene the regulations of the packaging with a tactile alert for the blind.
According to ECHAs final report, 1314 products were inspected across Europe.
Most of the chemicals were tested for households (38% - cleaning products, pool chemistry, waste cleaners), building chemistry (17% - paints, adhesives, thinners) and also products for motor vehicles (14% lubricants). Breaches of legislation were found in 1083 products (approximately 82%).
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