Why "non-freezing" freeze?

By | 09.02.2022

In winter, for motorists, the issue of acquiring windshield washer antifreeze fluid becomes relevant.. Liquids of domestic and imported production are offered on the market, different in price.

In the course of control oversight activities, the Grodno Regional Inspectorate of the State Standard in the shopping facilities of the Grodno region revealed glass-washing non-freezing liquids, in which the manufacturer indicated individual properties of the product, but it cannot be identified as a product, for which it is issued: the crystallization temperature is higher than the temperature declared on the label (from minus 9,4 ºС to minus 15,0 oC); component is installed in the product (methanol), not declared by the manufacturer in the product labeling or its content exceeds the established norm by several times.

Methanol is a dangerous toxic substance, which, according to organoleptic properties, is practically indistinguishable from ethyl alcohol and when it enters the human body through the respiratory tract, as well as when using them at home, can have a negative impact on human health and lead to death.

Here are just some of the dangerous windshield washer antifreeze fluids, prohibited by the State Standard for import and circulation on the territory of the Republic of Belarus:

– «SINTECH» (– 30), manufacturer PROM SNAB LLC (Russian Federation). The crystallization temperature was minus 15 oC, which does not allow the use of this product at an ambient temperature of minus 30 oC, indicated by the manufacturer in the marking; component is installed in the product (methanol), not declared by the manufacturer in product labeling (content more 20,13 volume percent at a rate of not more than 0,05 volume percent);

«CRYSTAL GLASS» -30º, manufacturer LLC "Electroprof" (Russian Federation). The crystallization temperature was minus 11,6 oC, and the label says minus 30 oC; component is installed in the product (methanol), not declared by the manufacturer in product labeling (content more 1,0 volume percent at a rate of not more than 0,05 volume percent);

«Frost» – 30 WITH, Russian Federation. The crystallization temperature was minus 14,0 oC; contains methyl alcohol, not declared by the manufacturer in the labeling;

– «Polar Express» -30º, Russian Federation, found in online stores on websites: www.sum.by, www.zuker.by. The crystallization temperature was minus 11,8 oC; contains methyl alcohol, not declared by the manufacturer in the labeling, the content of which was 5,492 volume percent, what in 109 times more than the allowable (no more 0,05 volume percent) in the Republic of Belarus.

– «Freeze way» (-30), The Russian Federation is found in the online store on the website www.giperdom.by. The crystallization temperature was: minus 9,4 oC ; contains methyl alcohol, not declared by the manufacturer in product labeling, the content of which is 135 times more than the allowable.

– windshield washer fluid low freezing "Frost" – 30 WITH, Russian Federation, found in the online store on the site www.hoztov.by. The crystallization temperature was minus 14,0 oC ; the product contains methyl alcohol, not declared by the manufacturer in product labeling.

recall, that information on hazardous products and termination of validity of conformity assessment documents on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, can be obtained on the official website of the State Standard and in the Telegram messenger, where the official channel of the State Standard "Security and Quality" operates (@gosstandartby).

The Grodno Regional Inspectorate of the State Standard asks buyers about all cases of sale of products in the Grodno region's distribution network, forbidden by the State Standard to inform the Inspectorate by phone:
c d. Grodno 8(0152) 71-89-73; c d. Lida 8(0154)54-18-47.

Head of the Department of State Supervision over Compliance with the Requirements of Technical Regulations and Standards Valentukevich Galina Ivanovna