EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Gloves Q4Life “Fitness gloves” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00690/26
Summary
The material of the black padding in the product has an excessive concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), notably benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[e]pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[j]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene and dibenzo[a,h]anthracene (measured values: 49.5 mg/kg, 76.6 mg/kg, 143 mg/kg, 204 mg/kg, 30.2 mg/kg, 9.1 mg/kg, 7.3 mg/kg and 2.9 mg/kg by weight, respectively). These…
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Product
Gloves — Q4Life
- Brand
- Q4Life
- Name / model
- Fitness gloves · 2558553
- Batch number(s)
- 179034179035
- Barcode
- 8719407110695871940711070187194071107188719407110725
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Black and grey fingerless fitness gloves with neoprene padding.
- Recall information: https://www.action.com/de-de/kundendienstseite/wichtige-produktinformation/
What is the risk?
- The material of the black padding in the product has an excessive concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), notably benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[e]pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[j]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene and dibenzo[a,h]anthracene (measured values: 49.5 mg/kg, 76.6 mg/kg, 143 mg/kg, 204 mg/kg, 30.2 mg/kg, 9.1 mg/kg, 7.3 mg/kg and 2.9 mg/kg by weight, respectively). These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 23/12/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 23/12/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 23/12/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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