EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk New Clothing, textiles and fashion items
Rain jacket QUECHUA “Jacket MH500 TW” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02364/26
Summary
The outer fabric of the coat contains C9–C14 perfluorocarboxylic acid related compounds (PFCAs) (measured value: 1394 µg/kg).These substances bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive quantity of perfluorooctanoic-acid-related compounds (PFOAs) (measured value: 1210 µg/kg)). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the…
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Product
Rain jacket — QUECHUA
- Brand
- QUECHUA
- Name / model
- Jacket MH500 TW · 4434399
- Barcode
- 3608439290329
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Children's raincoat, size 8-9 years, 131-140 cm
What is the risk?
- The outer fabric of the coat contains C9–C14 perfluorocarboxylic acid related compounds (PFCAs) (measured value: 1394 µg/kg).These substances bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive quantity of perfluorooctanoic-acid-related compounds (PFOAs) (measured value: 1210 µg/kg)). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the environment. The product does not meet the requirements of the REACH Regulation nor of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 08/12/2025
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