EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Wireless headphone 1 More “PistonBuds” — risk: environment
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00155/22
Summary
The black plastic material on the cable of the product contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) with measured value up to 0.4% by weight. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic toaquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk tohuman health and the environment. The product doesn't comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP…
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Product
Wireless headphone — 1 More
- Brand
- 1 More
- Name / model
- PistonBuds · 2021.03
- Batch number(s)
- ECS3001T/00093383
- Barcode
- 190280102522
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Wireless headphones in a black etui. The product is also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The black plastic material on the cable of the product contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) with measured value up to 0.4% by weight. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic toaquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk tohuman health and the environment. The product doesn't comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 10/11/2021
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): They have removed the cable and continued to sell the product.
- Date of entry into force: 10/11/2021
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