Head torch
Biltema · Flashlight hodelykt
Electrical appliances and equipmentEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Norway
- Sold online
- Yes
Requirements breached
The plastic buckle, which is used for securing the ribbons, contains 0,28% by weight deka-BDE. Decabromodiphenyl ether has been found to pose serious risks to human health, wildlife, and the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2).
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 14 October 2016
Product
- Description
- The head torch is black and red with three ribbons connecting the power-box and lamp.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1521/16 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2016-048
- Published
- 16 November 2016
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1499/16 in Report-2016-046 has been updated with complementary information on the product's traceability. The risk descriptions of notifications A12/1358/16; A12/1359/16; A12/1360/16; A12/1364/16; A12/1367/16; A12/1368/16, A12/1487/16; A12/1488/16 published in Report-2016-046 and Report-2016-043 have been updated in accordance with the responsible authority. Notification A12/1043/16 in Report-2016/033 has been downgraded to Article 11 following a re-assessment of the risk level by the notifying authority. The new notification number is A11/0115/16.
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