
Yoga mat
Iron Gym · Exercise / Yoga mat
Hobby/sports equipmentEnvironment
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
Requirements breached
The product poses a risk for the environment because the plastic in the yoga mat contains up to 0.8% short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. 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. The product does not comply with the Commission Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 17 January 2017
Product
- Description
- Black yoga mat in soft plastic
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0092/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-005
- Published
- 24 January 2017
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/245990
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