EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Survival kit — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00264/26
Summary
The solders in the flashlight have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 19.1% by weight). The casing lid to the camping lantern has an excessive concentration of brominated flame retardants (PBDE) (measured value up to 0.18% by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment. PBDE might cause neurodevelopmental behavioural defects and is very persistent and bio-accumulative, posing a risk for the…
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Product
Survival kit
- Name / model
- 096264
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- 37 part bundle of emergency preparedness articles. Product sold online, in particular via importoren.se.
What is the risk?
- The solders in the flashlight have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 19.1% by weight). The casing lid to the camping lantern has an excessive concentration of brominated flame retardants (PBDE) (measured value up to 0.18% by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment. PBDE might cause neurodevelopmental behavioural defects and is very persistent and bio-accumulative, posing a risk for the environment and human health. 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).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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