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Earphones, Running in-ear headphones — environment risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskEnvironmentDec 1, 2017
Photo from the official notice: Earphones, Running in-ear headphones — environment risk
Photo from the official notice: Earphones, Running in-ear headphones — environment risk

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

Hazard

The plastic in the USB cord contains short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.3%). 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

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer

Product description

Black in-ear headphones and USB cord. White packaging with transparent window.

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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