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Sportsarmbånd armband for cell phone — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentJan 13, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Sportsarmbånd armband for cell phone — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Sportsarmbånd armband for cell phone — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Sportsarmbånd armband for cell phone — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Sportsarmbånd armband for cell phone — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material of the product contains an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), (measured value: 0,36 % by weight) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) (measured value: up to 0.96% by weight)This phthalate 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 bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other (12/09/2022)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (12/09/2022)

Product description

Pink textile armband with transparent plastic window for phone.

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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