Earphones
Unknown · Sport Earphone
Electrical appliances and equipmentEnvironment
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The black plastic in the cable contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 1.18% by weight) .
Requirements breached
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: ImporterIn force from: 1 October 2018
Product
- Description
- Black earphone of the type "in ear"
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1728/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-046
- Published
- 9 November 2018
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum : Notification A12/0794/18 from Report 2018-023 has been permanently withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority, following reassessment of the risk.
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