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HiFi bluetooth Speaker — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentApr 7, 2023
Photo from the official notice: HiFi bluetooth Speaker — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: HiFi bluetooth Speaker — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The product has an excessive amount of lead, dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to 85 %, 0.79 % and 1.4 % by weight respectively). The product also contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.4 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. DBP and DEHP may harm the health of children, possibly causing damage to their reproductive systems. 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 nor with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive).

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other (24/01/2023)
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Distributor (24/01/2023)

Product description

Black spheric bluetooth speaker. Product 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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