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Power team L & S Police car toy car — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentApr 21, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Power team L & S Police car toy car — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Power team L & S Police car toy car — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Power team L & S Police car toy car — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The product has an excessive concentration of lead in solders on the speaker, PCB and a diode (measured values up to 74%, 80% and 60% by weight respectively). In addition, the solder on the PCB contains an excessive amount of cadmium (measured value 0.16% by weight). Lead and cadmium pose a risk to the environment. The plastic in a red internal cable has a excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 0.41% and 6.8 % by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by possibly causing possible to the reproductive system. 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).

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (13/03/2023)

Product description

Battery operated toy police car with sound effects

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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