EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Sports bag JAKO “Sporttasche Challenge” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00989/26
Summary
The product contains perfluorocarboxylic acid related compounds (PFCAs) (measured value: 1094.6 mg/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: 548.2 mg/kg). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the environment. The product does…
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Product
Sports bag — JAKO
- Brand
- JAKO
- Name / model
- Sporttasche Challenge · 1921
- Barcode
- 405956248642140595624864384059562486445405956248645240595624
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Sports bag in various colours without bottom compartment. Product sold online, in particular via jako.com.
- Recall information: https://4008.seu.cleverreach.com/m/15263735/252435-de9d8abdc1ef6c14b88d7c462068c0146854c998a72444b703c9cbc3342fb2de9d4c8ccbcb0c35ba4777fd992c0002cb
What is the risk?
- The product contains perfluorocarboxylic acid related compounds (PFCAs) (measured value: 1094.6 mg/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: 548.2 mg/kg). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 06/02/2026
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 06/02/2026
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 06/02/2026
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 06/02/2026
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product
- Date of entry into force: 15/01/2026
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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