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Karrimor walking poles safety alert: chemical and environment risk

Walking poles
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What's being recalled

Lightweight, 3-section telescopic trekker walking poles made from 7075 aluminum alloy, featuring a fast-lock mechanism, tungsten tip, and lightweight foam comfort grip.

Packaging: Cardboard box.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/03082/26

Product name on the item: Trekker Walking Pole

Type or model: 7075 Aluminium / 7075 AI

Barcode: 2784819900000

Batch: 784819

The hazard

The product's black rubber attachment has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 0.1% by weight). Lead is harmful to human health and may affect breast-fed or unborn children. Lead poses a risk to the environment.

The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation.

What to do

Product withdrawal from market (compulsory, retailer).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by Luxembourg via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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