InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : douceur d’interieur – Shower curtain

douceur d’interieur – Shower curtain

Name: shower curtain 180x200cm

Category: 10

Date: 2026-04-24

Product Category: Decorative articles

Risk Type: Chemical, Environment

Danger: The product contains perfluorocarboxylic acid related compounds (PFCAs) and an excessive quantity of perfluorooctanoic-acid-related compounds (PFOAs) (measured values up to 463.4 mg/kg and 302.5 μg/kg, respectively). PFCAs bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment, while PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation not with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 06/10/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 06/10/2025

Description: White, orange and grey shower curtain, 180 x 200 cm.

Notifying Country: Malta

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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