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Glasses with LED light — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentFeb 23, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Glasses with LED light — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Glasses with LED light — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values: 2.51% and 0.92% by weight, respectively). Additionally, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value: 7% by weight).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 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 with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (14/09/2023)

Product description

Black plastic glasses with white USB cable.

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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