
Yoga mat
HMS fitness
Hobby/sports equipmentEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 13.21 % 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. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 3 November 2022
Product
- Description
- Turquoise yoga mat. Product also sold online.
- Packaging
- Plastic packaging
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/02076/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-36
- Published
- 7 September 2023
- Modified
- 4 April 2024
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