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Dynamo Emergency Torch — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentSep 6, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Dynamo Emergency Torch — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Dynamo Emergency Torch — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The solder of the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 49.4% by weight). The product also has an excessive concentration of SCCP in plastic (measured value up to 2.4% by weight). Lead poses a risk to 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 2 Directive) nor does it comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (22/03/2024)

Product description

Green and black chargeable dynamo torch.

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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