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Skip rope – Biltema “Hopprep”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 23 Dec 2021In the weekly report of 24 Dec 2021 (week 51, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Skip rope
Brand
Biltema (37 alerts)
Name
Hopprep
Type / model
14-7900
Description
A skip rope with handles made of hard yellow plastic and a rope made of soft white and yellow PVC plastic. The product was also sold online.
Risk
The plastic material of the rope contains an excessive amount of dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 0.5 %, 0.2 % and 7.0 % by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to the reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation and the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the manufacturer · from 15 Oct 2021
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01817/21Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01817/21
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01817/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-51 (XML)
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