EU Safety Gate · Report-2024-2
Massage Yoga Ball
The product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 13.39 % by weight) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 1835 mg/kg). DEHP poses a risk to human health and the environment. 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. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with the REACH Regulation.
- Published
- 12 January 2024
- Notifying authority
- Norway
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 20/09/2023
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00047/24
- Model
- B230310043312 , KJ2023020911
Classification
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Risk type
- Chemical, Environment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Turquoise ball of hard plastic, approximately 6 centimetres in diameter, with knobs designed for use in massage. No labelling is found on the product itself. Product sold online.