InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Not specified – Sports set

Not specified – Sports set

Name: Yoga ball set

Category: 10

Date: 2025-11-21

Product Category: Hobby/sports equipment

Risk Type: Chemical, Environment

Danger: The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 47% by weight). This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. Furthermore, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: 1.35% by weight). 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 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: 21/05/2025Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 21/05/2025

Description: Set of a violet PVC yoga ball kit with sundries, an inflatable ball (25 cm in diameter), a resistance band (15×15 cm), and a yoga block (23x15x8 cm). Product sold online, in particular via www.fyndiq.se.

Notifying Country: Sweden

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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