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HMS fitness yoga mat — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentSep 8, 2023
Photo from the official notice: HMS fitness yoga mat — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: HMS fitness yoga mat — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: HMS fitness yoga mat — environment risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 13.21 % 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. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (03/11/2022)

Product description

Turquoise yoga mat. Product also sold online.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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