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Light sword plastic sword — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentDec 23, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Light sword plastic sword — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Light sword plastic sword — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Light sword plastic sword — environment risk

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

Hazard

The product poses an environmental risk (chemical pollution) because the solder of the printed circuit board and wires contains lead (measured value 12.9%) and bromine (measured value 5.7%).The product does not comply with the Directive 2011/65/EC (RoHS 2) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electric and electronic equipment.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Retailer (14/11/2016)

Product description

Plastic sword (handle: black and silver), electronic sound light, battery-operated (3xLR44). Packaging: cardboard and plastic.

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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