Game controller
SNES · G-Tron Classic FC SNES
Electrical appliances and equipmentEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Finland
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The black wire contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measuring value 5.3%).
Requirements breached
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
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 29 August 2017
- Destruction of the product Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 29 August 2017
Product
- Description
- Game controller in a cardboard box
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0088/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-004
- Published
- 20 January 2018
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1242/17 from report 2017-037 has been temporarily removed from the web, pending clarification of the risk.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/296955
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