InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Black rain poncho in non-compliant plastic package.

Black rain poncho in non-compliant plastic package.

Name: No Name Provided

Category: 10

Date: 2025-10-03

Product Category: Clothing, textiles and fashion items

Risk Type: Environment

Danger: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 12.6 % by weight). It also contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 1.46 % by weight).DEHP may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. 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 REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) 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: 09/06/2025

Description: Black rain poncho in non-compliant plastic package.

Notifying Country: Sweden

Country of Origin: Unknown

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

Black rain poncho in non-compliant plastic package.

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