InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : QUECHUA – Rain jacket

QUECHUA – Rain jacket

Name: Jacket MH500 TW

Category: 10

Date: 2026-09-04

Product Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items

Risk Type: Environment

Danger: The outer fabric of the coat contains C9–C14 perfluorocarboxylic acid related compounds (PFCAs) (measured value: 1394 µg/kg).These substances bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the product has an excessive quantity of perfluorooctanoic-acid-related compounds (PFOAs) (measured value: 1210 µg/kg)). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to the environment. The product does not meet the requirements of the REACH Regulation nor of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) 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: 08/12/2025

Description: Children’s raincoat, size 8-9 years, 131-140 cm

Notifying Country: Luxembourg

Country of Origin: Bangladesh

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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