InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : JAKO – Sports bag

JAKO – Sports bag

Name: Sporttasche Challenge

Category: 10

Date: 2026-04-10

Product Category: Hobby/sports equipment

Risk Type: Environment

Danger: The product contains perfluorocarboxylic acid related compounds (PFCAs) (measured value: 1094.6 mg/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: 548.2 mg/kg). PFOAs are carcinogenic and pose a risk to 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): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: 06/02/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 06/02/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 06/02/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 06/02/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the productDate of entry into force: 15/01/2026

Description: Sports bag in various colours without bottom compartment. Product sold online, in particular via jako.com.

Notifying Country: Germany

Country of Origin: Unknown

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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