InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Loocar Accessories – Steering wheel cover

Loocar Accessories – Steering wheel cover

Name: Steering wheel Cover

Category: 10

Date: 2026-01-09

Product Category: Other – Automotive accessories

Risk Type: Chemical

Danger: The plastic of the product has an excessive concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), ) notably Benzo (a)pyrene (BaP), Benzo (e)pyrene (BeP), Benz (a)anthracene (BaA), Chrysene (CHR), Benzo (b)fluoranthene (BbFA), Benzo (j)fluoranthene (BjFA, Benzo (k)fluoranthene (BkFA), and Dibenz(a,h)anthracene (DBAhA) (measured values: 7.2 mg/kg, 7.1 mg/kg, 35.2 mg/kg, 27.6 mg/kg, 7.5 mg/kg, 2.6 mg/kg, 3.6 mg/kg and 0.6 mg/kg by weight respectively).These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 04/12/2025

Description: Car steering wheel

Notifying Country: Cyprus

Country of Origin: Unknown

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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