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Emergency radio solar-powered crank radio — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentNov 14, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Emergency radio solar-powered crank radio — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Emergency radio solar-powered crank radio — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Emergency radio solar-powered crank radio — environment risk

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

Hazard

The cable insulation the charger has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 3.7% by weight) and di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value up to 0.65% by weight). The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 62 % 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. Lead poses a risk to the environment. DBP poses a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor 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 — Importer (28/04/2025)

Product description

Black solar-powered crank emergency radio. Product sold online, in particular via www.lux-case.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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