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Yoga ball — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentSold on AmazonOct 2, 2026
Photo from the official notice: Yoga ball — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Yoga ball — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Yoga ball — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentrations of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 41.94% and 0.62% by weight, respectively).This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system and may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their 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 taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other

Product description

Purple yoga ball made of soft PVC.

Sold on

Amazon(B0F92KHDQK)

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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