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Massage yoga ball “Massage Yoga Ball”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 10 Jan 2024In the weekly report of 12 Jan 2024 (week 2, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Massage yoga ball
Name
Massage Yoga Ball
Type / model
  • B230310043312
  • KJ2023020911
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
B230310043312 , KJ2023020911
Description
Turquoise ball of hard plastic, approximately 6 centimetres in diameter, with knobs designed for use in massage. No labelling is found on the product itself. Product sold online.
Risk
The product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 13.39 % by weight) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 1835 mg/kg). DEHP poses a risk to human health and the environment. 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 nor with the REACH Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 20 Sep 2023
Notifying country
Norway
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00047/24
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00047/24
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-2 (XML)
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