Yoga ball
USAPRO
- 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: 0.27% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, possibly causing damage to their reproductive system. It also contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: up to 0.3% by weight). 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: 16 November 2022
Product
- Description
- Yoga ball of 55 cm.
- Brand
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00234/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-6
- Published
- 3 February 2023
- Modified
- 3 February 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/00243/23 has been withdrawn.
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