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New Era Outdoor headlight — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentApr 19, 2024
Photo from the official notice: New Era Outdoor headlight — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: New Era Outdoor headlight — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: New Era Outdoor headlight — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 1.2 % and 1.3 % by weight, respectively).DEHP poses a risk to human health and the environment. 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 Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Distributor (21/02/2024)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (07/03/2024)

Product description

Black headlight with USB charger cable. Product sold online.

Matching notices: same barcode or model

Other official notices (EU, U.S. or UK) with the same barcode, or the same brand and model number. Check the details: a match is a strong hint, not proof that it is the same product.

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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