EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Game controller NES “G-Tron Classic NES USB Controller for PC” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1515/17
Summary
null The wire of the product contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) (measured value: 4.3% by weight). 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…
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Product
Game controller — NES
- Brand
- NES
- Name / model
- G-Tron Classic NES USB Controller for PC · ITEM: JG-NUSB01
- Batch number(s)
- 0898455672220
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Game controller in a black cardboard box.
- Recall information: https://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/takaisinveto
What is the risk?
- null The wire of the product contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) (measured value: 4.3% by weight). 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
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 29/08/2017
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 29/08/2017
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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