InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Ultimate – Car floor mats
Ultimate – Car floor mats
Name: Car mat
Category: 10
Date: 2026-01-09
Product Category: Other – Automotive accessories
Risk Type: Chemical
Danger: The product has an excessive concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), ) notably Benzo (a)pyrene (BaP), Benzo (e)pyrene (BeP), Benz (a)anthracene (BaA), Chrysene (CHR), Benzo (b)fluoranthene (BbFA), Benzo (j)fluoranthene (BjFA, Benzo (k)fluoranthene (BkFA), and Dibenz(a,h)anthracene (DBAhA) (measured values: 73.2 mg/kg, 57.3 mg/kg, 37.8 mg/kg, 37.8 mg/kg, 21.8 mg/kg, 9 mg/kg, 9.5 mg/kg and 0.5 mg/kg by weight respectively).These PAHs may cause cancer and are also mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the General Product Safety 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: 04/12/2025
Description: Set of car floor mats
Notifying Country: Cyprus
Country of Origin: Unknown
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
