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Straight comb straightening comb — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentMay 5, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Straight comb straightening comb — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Straight comb straightening comb — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Straight comb straightening comb — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Straight comb straightening comb — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The black cord has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). 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. The black cord also has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: up to 1.5 %, 5.4 %, 1.2 % and 1.5 % by weight, respectively).These phthalates may harm the health by possibly causing damage to the reproductive system.The solder in the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 57.8 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with 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 (17/01/2023)

Product description

An electrical straightening comb. Product 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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