SAFETY GATEReference INFO/00011/24
USB focusing flashlight — riesgo medioambiental · riesgo químico
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Identification
Product identification
- Product
- USB focusing flashlight
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Product domain
- Non-foodNagameAlert treatment
Official information
Risk and measures
- Risk or hazard
- Chemical · Environment
- Official description
- The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: up to 77% by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment.The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: 0.71 %, 0.31% and 1.5% by weight, respectively).These phthalates may harm the health of children, possibly causing damage to their 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 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
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 14/08/2023
Territory
Geography
- Notifying country or territory
- Sweden
- Distribution
- Notificado por Sweden
Provenance and context
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