
USB cable
Ohmega · USB cable
Electrical appliances and equipmentEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The cord contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to up to 1.6%). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: Importer
Product
- Description
- Off white USB cable, 1.8 m. The packaging has a cardboard back and a transparent plastic front.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1656/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-048
- Published
- 21 November 2017
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/0707/17 from Report-2017-021 has been updated with new information about the model and products affected.
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