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Forever STB-200 power bank — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentJan 17, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Forever STB-200 power bank — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Forever STB-200 power bank — environment risk

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

Hazard

The solders of the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 89% by weight). Plastic parts of the product have an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 0.87% and 1.9% by weight, respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment. Phthalates 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. 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

  • product no longer available — Distributor (21/08/2024)

Product description

Black power bank with black 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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