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USB desktop hoover — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateOther types of alertsChemicalEnvironmentJan 3, 2025
Photo from the official notice: USB desktop hoover — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: USB desktop hoover — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The product has an excessive concentration of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) in plastic (measured value up to 3.27% by weight).The product has also an excessive concentration of lead in solders and DEHP in plastic (measured values up to 79.5 % and 3.09 % by weight respectively).SCCPs poses a risk to human health and the environment. Lead poses a risk to the environment. DEHP poses a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with the REACH 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 (01/01/2024)

Product description

Black plastic USB hoover gadget.

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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