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APTX High quality audio wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalEnvironmentSold on SheinOct 9, 2026
Photo from the official notice: APTX High quality audio wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: APTX High quality audio wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk
Photo from the official notice: APTX High quality audio wireless headphones — chemical & environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 2.86%, 1.11% and 0.96% by weight, respectively). These phthalates 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 solders in the product have an excessive concentrations of lead (measured value: up to 41.4 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Commission Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Distributor (16/09/2026)

Product description

Wireless headphones with USB cable

Sold on

Shein sh2408136169517194

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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