EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Game controller SNES “G-Tron Classic FC SNES” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0088/18
Summary
The black wire contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measuring value 5.3%). 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…
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Product
Game controller — SNES
- Brand
- SNES
- Name / model
- G-Tron Classic FC SNES · JG-SNES204
- Batch number(s)
- 780625158453
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Game controller in a cardboard box
- Recall information: https://www.verkkokauppa.com/fi/takaisinveto
What is the risk?
- The black wire contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measuring value 5.3%). 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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