
Fan
Astronaut Leafless Halterneck Fan
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Luxembourg
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The solders and the plastic USB part in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 23% and 0.27% by weight, respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment. Moreover, the plastic USB material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 13% and 0.17% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of 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 Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 30 April 2026
Product
- Description
- Black electric astronaut-shaped fan of approx. 10 cm with USB cable in cardboard box.
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/02252/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-32
- Published
- 11 August 2026
- Modified
- 2 October 2026
- Corrigendum
- Notification SR/02190/26: At the request of the notifying authority, the notification has been updated with additional information on the risk. Notifications SR/02244/26, SR/02236/26, SR/002235/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the product description. Notification SR/02227/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the product traceability and the adopted measures.
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