Body sculpture soft adjustable ankle weights - Safety Alert

The Health and Safety Authority have found the below product available on the Irish market. 

Product Description

The product is a soft adjustable ankle/wrist weight also sold online.

Risk Description

The product has an excessive amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured total value: up to 37 mg/kg). PAHs may cause cancer and are also carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

What to Do?

If you purchased this product, please discontinue use immediately, discard the product immediately and keep it out of the reach of children.

You may wish to contact the company whom you purchased the product from to see if there are any remedies available to you.

For more information please see: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10007826?lang=en