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Nitrox Elscooter Nitrox Alu-8 Svart electric scooter — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentMay 12, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Nitrox Elscooter Nitrox Alu-8 Svart electric scooter — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Nitrox Elscooter Nitrox Alu-8 Svart electric scooter — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

Different parts of the product have an excessive concentration of lead. Lead poses a risk to the environment.Other parts have an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 0.46% and 0.04% by weight respectively).These phthalates may harm the health by possibly causing damage 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

  • Importer stopped selling product when aware of non-compliance — Importer (15/02/2023)

Product description

Black e-scooter with some red details. White text "nitrox" on the steering bar.

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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