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PR Home Glow light string light chain — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentFeb 23, 2024
Photo from the official notice: PR Home Glow light string light chain — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: PR Home Glow light string light chain — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: PR Home Glow light string light chain — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 12 % by weight) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.2 % by weight). DEHP may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system.SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor

Product description

Light chain, bulbs.

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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