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Thule RideAlong Rear-Mounted Child Bike Seats — chemical risk

UK OPSSLow riskChemicalApr 12, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Thule RideAlong Rear-Mounted Child Bike Seats — chemical risk

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Hazard

It has been identified that the harness padding on the affected Thule RideAlong bike seats can contain flame-retardant DecaBDE in excess of specified limits, posing a chemical hazard. DecaBDE can be toxic if it is ingested or comes into contact with skin or eyes. Further information on the health effects presented by exposure to DecaBDE is available on Gov.uk at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/brominated-flame-retardants-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology . The affected products do not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 or the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulations 2007/3106.

Remedy

The affected products have been withdrawn from the market and recalled. For further information, please access the Thule recall notice at the following link: https://support.thule.com/s/product-recall/thule-ridealong?language=en_GB .

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users
  • Withdrawal of product from market

Product description

A rear mounted black, grey and blue bicycle seat with a black three-point harness.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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