EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Communication and media equipment
Camera Canon “PowerShot SX50 HS” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0477/14
Summary
null Zinc bis may be present on the rubber surface of the viewfinder. Contact with this substance may cause an allergic skin reaction.
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Product
Camera — Canon
- Brand
- Canon
- Name / model
- PowerShot SX50 HS · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- The affected cameras were produced between 1 September and 15 November 2013. They have serial numbers beginning with “69”, “70” or “71” and have “1” as the sixth digit of the serial number.
- Category
- Communication and media equipment
- Black compact digital camera. The serial number is on the side or bottom of the camera housing.
What is the risk?
- null Zinc bis may be present on the rubber surface of the viewfinder. Contact with this substance may cause an allergic skin reaction.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 06/03/2014
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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