Rain jacket
QUECHUA · Jacket MH500 TW
- Country of origin
- Bangladesh
- Notifying country
- Luxembourg
What is the danger
The outer fabric of the coat contains C9–C14 perfluorocarboxylic acid related compounds (PFCAs) (measured value: 1394 µg/kg).These substances bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive quantity of perfluorooctanoic-acid-related compounds (PFOAs) (measured value: 1210 µg/kg)). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the environment.
Requirements breached
The product does not meet the requirements of the REACH Regulation nor of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 8 December 2025
Product
- Description
- Children's raincoat, size 8-9 years, 131-140 cm
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/02364/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-35
- Published
- 26 August 2026
- Modified
- 3 September 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/02385/26, SR/02389/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the traceability and measures taken.
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