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Multifunction Outdoor emergency radio — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentJan 10, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Multifunction Outdoor emergency radio — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Multifunction Outdoor emergency radio — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The product has an excessive concentration o lead in solders (measured value up to 73.8 % by weight). The plastic material of the cord has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 0.8%, 1,65% and 2.1 % by weight, respectively).Lead poses a risk to the environment.DEHP and DBP pose 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 nor with the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (11/12/2024)

Product description

Black emergency radio

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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