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Wireless Stereo Headphones — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentAug 29, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Wireless Stereo Headphones — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Wireless Stereo Headphones — environment risk

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

Hazard

The solders in the product and the plastic in the USB cable have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 80.6% by weight respectively ). Moreover, a solder in the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.19% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio- accumulates and poses a risk to the environment. 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).

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor (27/06/2025)

Product description

Wireless headphones with a USB cable. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

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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