{
  "alert_number": "SR/02969/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-02969-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10119227",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-10-21",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 42,
    "date": "2026-10-23"
  },
  "category": "Hobby/sports equipment",
  "product": "Weight collar",
  "brand_as_notified": "Fittle",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Fittle",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/fittle"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Box Weight Collar/Clip",
  "model": null,
  "batch": "PI-MX251028PI:MX-ST260112",
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "A weight collar/clip used to secure weights onto a dumbbell or barbell. Sold as part of the Fittle Box (a wooden case containing a dumbbell bar, weight plates, and weight collars and clips).",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "The weight collars can fail to grip the dumbbell bar securely during use. This could result in weight plates coming loose or sliding off, particularly under vertical loading, leading to injuries. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "PI-MX251028",
      "PI:MX-ST260112"
    ],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}