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Digital alarm clock — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentJun 26, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Digital alarm clock — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Digital alarm clock — chemical & environment risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The alarm clock contains a tilt switch filled with approx. 10 µl of mercury. The user could be exposed to the mercury in the event that the product gets damaged.Mercury is one of the most hazardous environmental toxins and is a threat to the environment and, through the environment, to 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).

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

Alarm clock in various colours with ON and OFF inscription. The product was sold online, in particular via Amazon.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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