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Pawcutter paw trimmer — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentJul 18, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Pawcutter paw trimmer — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Pawcutter paw trimmer — 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 77.9% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.Moreover, the plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 0.93% and 5.11% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may pose a risk to human health and the environment. Additionally, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.7 % 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 requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation and the REACH Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (16/06/2025)

Product description

Electric paw trimmer with a USB cable. Product sold online, in particular via petprylar.se.

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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