
Headphones
Sport · Hörlurar m mikrofon
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product has excessive concentrations of lead in the plastic cable and in solders (measured value up to 79.9 % by weight). The product also has DBP and DEHP in excessive concentrations (measured values up to 0.8 and 3.07 % by weight respectively). Furthermore the product has an excessive concentration of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 56.2 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment, DBP and DEH pose a risk to human health and environment, while SCCPs persist in the environment posing a risk to wildlife and human health and the environment.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive).
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 1 January 2024
Product
- Description
- Black in-ear headphones.
- Packaging
- Yellow cardboard box with black and white texting.
- Brand
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/03823/24 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2025-1
- Published
- 19 December 2024
- Modified
- 19 December 2024
- Corrigendum
- Notification INFO/00153/24 was withdrawn after indication from the notifying authority that the product had already been notified.
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