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Wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentFeb 25, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material of the insulation of the charging cord has an excessive amount of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP)(measured values up to 1,98 % and 1,75% by weight, respectively).These phthalates may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. The metal (solder) in the product contains an excessive amount of lead (measured values 43,2% by weight). Lead poses a risk to 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 European standard EN 14372.

Measures taken

  • Notice of remedial action — Other (11/11/2021)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (11/11/2021)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (11/11/2021)

Product description

Airpods i10 with bluetooth, 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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