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Wireless controller — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentNov 14, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Wireless controller — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Wireless controller — 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 60 % by weight).The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured value up to 0.7 % by weight).The product also has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 2.7 % by weight).Lead poses a risk to the environment. DEHP 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 with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (28/04/2025)

Product description

Black wireless Bluetooth game controller with red details. 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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