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Wireless Headphones Bluetooth Physical Noise Reducution — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentNov 1, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Wireless Headphones Bluetooth Physical Noise Reducution — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Wireless Headphones Bluetooth Physical Noise Reducution — 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 0.14% and 0.42% by weight, respectively).Moreover, the solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.52% by weight). 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. Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive).

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (04/09/2024)

Product description

Black headphones with charging 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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