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NES G-Tron Classic NES USB Controller for PC game controller — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentNov 10, 2017
Photo from the official notice: NES G-Tron Classic NES USB Controller for PC game controller — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: NES G-Tron Classic NES USB Controller for PC game controller — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: NES G-Tron Classic NES USB Controller for PC game controller — environment risk

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

Hazard

The wire of the product contains short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) (measured value: 4.3% by weight). The placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs is banned. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment.The product does not comply with the Regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POP Regulation).

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Retailer (29/08/2017)
  • Destruction of the product — Retailer (29/08/2017)

Product description

Game controller in a black cardboard box.

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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