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Søstrene Grenes Anna & Claras USB charger usb cable — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentJul 15, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Søstrene Grenes Anna & Claras USB charger usb cable — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Søstrene Grenes Anna & Claras USB charger usb cable — environment risk

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

Hazard

The amount of lead in the soldering of the USB cable is too high (measured value: 42 %). This may pose a risk to the environment in the disposal of the product.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2).

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Other (13/06/2016)

Product description

White USB cable "3 in 1": Micro USB, 8 pin and 30 pin. The product is wrapped in transparent plastic and sealed with brown cardboard on top.

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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