USB desktop hoover
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product has an excessive concentration of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) in plastic (measured value up to 3.27% by weight). The product has also an excessive concentration of lead in solders and DEHP in plastic (measured values up to 79.5 % and 3.09 % by weight respectively). SCCPs poses a risk to human health and the environment. Lead poses a risk to the environment. DEHP poses a risk to human health and the environment.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with the REACH 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 plastic USB hoover gadget.
- Packaging
- Transparent plastic bag,
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- INFO/00156/24 ↗
- 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- Notification INFO/00153/24 was withdrawn after indication from the notifying authority that the product had already been notified.
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