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ETTE wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentFeb 26, 2021
Photo from the official notice: ETTE wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: ETTE wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: ETTE wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The metal (solder) in the product contains an excessive amount of lead (measured values: up to 71,7 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. The plastic material of the product contains an excessive amount of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values: up to 2,5 % by weight). This phthalate may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. It also contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 3,8 % by weight). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned, as SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. 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 REACH and POPs Regulations.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer

Product description

Red wireless headphones. The product was also sold online.

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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