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Ramadandekoration LED-slinga led lighting chain — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentNov 8, 2024
Photo from the official notice: Ramadandekoration LED-slinga led lighting chain — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Ramadandekoration LED-slinga led lighting chain — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 50.02% by weight). The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and shortchain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 0.47%, 1.84% and 3.7% by weight, respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment. DIBP and DBP pose a risk to human health and the environment.SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquaticorganisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife andhumans, 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 Persistent Organic Pollutants(POP) Regulation nor with the requirements of 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 — Importer (11/06/2024)

Product description

White-transparent LED string light kit with half-moon and star shaped bulbs. Off-white controller engine, marked "EK-04". Product sold online.

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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