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Earpods – Apple

Serious risk Environment

Published by Safety Gate 6 Mar 2024In the weekly report of 8 Mar 2024 (week 10, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Earpods
Brand
Apple (7 alerts)
Type / model
not specified
Description
Earpods branded APPLE
Risk
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 17% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive).
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 13 Dec 2023
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00434/24Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00434/24
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00434/24
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-10 (XML)
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