Several World Class fitness gyms in Bucharest were closed by the authorities of the National Authority for Consumer Protection, who found areas with a risk of injury, fitness equipment without Romanian translation, unstable stairs to access the pool, dirty walls, writes News.ro. According to the results of the inspections, the commissioners imposed fines of 116,500 lei.

Commissioners of the National Authority for the Protection of Consumer Rights (ANPC) announced that the representatives of the Regional Commission for the Protection of Consumer Rights of the Bucharest-Ilfov Region (CRPCR) carried out on Wednesday a wide control action at 19 workplaces belonging to the economic operator World Class Romania SRL, in order to check compliance with legal provisions in this field.

“Sports should not be associated with unforeseen risks. It’s like the story I heard as a child is coming back: “Wash it or do another?” When you decide to open new locations, you have to make sure that the first ones don’t turn into ruins! The apologies of the economic operator are superfluous! Instead, here we won first place: in contempt for the consumer,” said Horia Constantinescu, president of ANPC.

The main deviations found by the control groups were: the use of fitness equipment without warnings translated into Romanian and how to use them, their use is recommended through images of muscle groups; marketing of nutritional supplements with deficiencies in labeling; using a salt sauna without an alarm button; use of unstable stairs to access the pool; the presence of areas with a risk of injury (edges with sharp edges); sale of textile products without information elements translated into Romanian; lack of information on how to use hair dryers; the use of simulators with an increased degree of wear.

Hygienic and sanitary deficiencies were also found: walls and ceiling with peeling paint, ventilation system in rooms with accumulation of dust, presence of mold at the junction between the wall and floor in shower cabins, presence of separate shower heads. large accumulations of limestone, the presence of unsanitary walls on the terraces, on which infiltrates are visible, cables and exposed metal profiles, as well as sofas, on which material breaks are visible.

As a result of the violations, fines in the amount of 116,500 lei were imposed and sales of food additives and non-conforming textile products in the amount of approximately 6,000 lei were temporarily suspended.

Control groups have temporarily closed seven gyms and proposed to close for a period of 6 months to 12 months three of the controlled workplaces located in Calais 13 September no. 90, sector 5, str. Barbu Văcărescu no. 164A, sector 2 and December 1, 1918 boulevard No. 33A, sector 3.

ANPC commissioners said investigations into the case are ongoing.