EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Projector pot mikamax “Ocean Projector Pot” — risk: chemical, environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00915/23
Summary
The product has an excessive concentration of lead in solders on the USB printed circuit board (PCB) and the printed circuit board (PCB) (measured values up to 71.3% and 51.7% by weight, respectively). Also the plastic in the charger cable has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 1.3% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.The plastic in a charger cable has an excessive concentration of…
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Product
Projector pot — mikamax
- Brand
- mikamax
- Name / model
- Ocean Projector Pot
- Barcode
- 8718182070040
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- A light projector made of white and blue plastic. The product is also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The product has an excessive concentration of lead in solders on the USB printed circuit board (PCB) and the printed circuit board (PCB) (measured values up to 71.3% and 51.7% by weight, respectively). Also the plastic in the charger cable has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 1.3% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.The plastic in a charger cable has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to 0.56% and 0.73 % by weight, respectively).These phthalates may harm the health by possibly causing damage to the reproductive system.The product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 1.52 % by weight). 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 Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive) nor the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 21/12/2022
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