EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Sports set “Yoga ball set” — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/04114/25
Summary
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 47% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. Furthermore, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: 1.35% by weight). SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms…
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Product
Sports set
- Name / model
- Yoga ball set · 100765540
- Batch number(s)
- QSKT20943
- Barcode
- 100765540
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Set of a violet PVC yoga ball kit with sundries, an inflatable ball (25 cm in diameter), a resistance band (15x15 cm), and a yoga block (23x15x8 cm). Product sold online, in particular via www.fyndiq.se.
What is the risk?
- The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 47% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. Furthermore, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: 1.35% by weight). SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation, the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 21/05/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 21/05/2025
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