Exercise tube
Unknown · Exertube
Hobby/sports equipmentEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The product poses a risk for the environment because the handles contain up to 9 % short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP). 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 placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. The product does not comply with the Commission Regulation 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Exercise tube, green plastic with black handles, approximately 2 m long
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1666/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-048
- Published
- 21 November 2017
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0707/17 from Report-2017-021 has been updated with new information about the model and products affected.
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