
Fishing bait
Fishing lures, 5 pcs
Hobby/sports equipmentChemical
- 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 bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value: 35% by weight). Also the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value: 0.08% by weight). The phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor the REACH Regulation.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 21 October 2025
Product
- Description
- Set of five soft plastic fishing baits, in the form of blue and red fish with a reflective coating. Product sold online, in particular via fyndiq.se.
- Packaging
- Transparent plastic bag.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/04026/25 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-46
- Published
- 12 November 2025
- Modified
- 30 March 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/04037/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/03971/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken. Notification SR/04008/25: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been withdrawn.
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