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Children's digital camera children's camera — chemical & environment risk (A12/00903/23)

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentApr 28, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Children's digital camera children's camera — chemical & environment risk (A12/00903/23)
Photo from the official notice: Children's digital camera children's camera — chemical & environment risk (A12/00903/23)
Photo from the official notice: Children's digital camera children's camera — chemical & environment risk (A12/00903/23)

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

Hazard

The plastic in a charger cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 1.14% by weight). The product also has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 3.59 % by weight).DEHP may harm the health by possibly possible damage to the reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. 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 comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (23/01/2023)

Product description

A blue digital camera for kids. The product is 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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