InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Lure – Fishing bait

Lure – Fishing bait

Name: No Name Provided

Category: 10

Date: 2025-08-22

Product Category: Hobby/sports equipment

Risk Type: Chemical

Danger: The product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value 0.28% by weight). Also the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.08% by weight). The phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. Cadmium is harmful to human health because it accumulates in the body, can damage the kidneys and bones and it may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 26/06/2025

Description: Fishing bait, in the form of a small fish. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress.

Notifying Country: Sweden

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

Lure - Fishing bait

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