
Bath mat
CCS · Protection bath mat
- Notifying country
- Cyprus
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), (measured value: 29% by weight) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) (measured value: up to 0.35% by weight) This phthalate may harm the health of children, possibly causing damage to their reproductive systems. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 10 November 2022
Product
- Description
- Transparent bath mat
- Brand
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00236/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-6
- Published
- 9 February 2023
- Modified
- 9 February 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/00243/23 has been withdrawn.
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