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HʌETIN LED Stereo Mini Digital Portable AUX TF Card FM Radio — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentMay 26, 2023
Photo from the official notice: HʌETIN LED Stereo Mini Digital Portable AUX TF Card FM Radio — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: HʌETIN LED Stereo Mini Digital Portable AUX TF Card FM Radio — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead and cadmium (measured value: up to 80.6% and 0.74 % by weight, respectively).Moreover, the plastic material in the black cord has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: up to 12.8 % and 4.2 % by weight, respectively). Lead and cadmium pose a risk to the environment.DEHP may harm the health of children, possibly causing 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 Commission Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive) nor the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (27/12/2022)

Product description

Small digital radio. The product is sold online, in particular via Wish.

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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