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Lilla Skyrup string lights — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentJan 31, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Lilla Skyrup string lights — 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) (measured value up to 0.24% by weight).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 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Manufacturer (30/09/2024)

Product description

String of LED lights encased in yellow metal spheres.

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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