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Headphones “P47 Stereo Head Mounted Bluetooth Headphones” — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00093/23
Summary
The white plastic in the cable, the solder in connection to battery and the solders on the PCB of the product have excessive concentrations of lead (measured values up to 0.26%, 31.8% and 75.9% by weight, respectively).Lead poses a risk to the environment.The white plastic material in the cable has excessive an concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short chain chlorinated…
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Product
Headphones
- Name / model
- P47 Stereo Head Mounted Bluetooth Headphones
- Category
- Communication and media equipment
- Headphones (Bluetoth) made of black plastic. Product sold online, in particular via Joom.
What is the risk?
- The white plastic in the cable, the solder in connection to battery and the solders on the PCB of the product have excessive concentrations of lead (measured values up to 0.26%, 31.8% and 75.9% by weight, respectively).Lead poses a risk to the environment.The white plastic material in the cable has excessive an concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 1.69%, 1.67 % and 6.49 % by weight, respectively).The black leather material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 19.3%).These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system.SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer The product does not comply with the requirements of the Commission Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 10/02/2023
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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