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Digital alarm clock

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 24 Jun 2020In the weekly report of 26 Jun 2020 (week 26, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Digital alarm clock
Description
Alarm clock in various colours with ON and OFF inscription. The product was sold online, in particular via Amazon.
Risk
The alarm clock contains a tilt switch filled with approx. 10 µl of mercury. The user could be exposed to the mercury in the event that the product gets damaged.Mercury is one of the most hazardous environmental toxins and is a threat to the environment and, through the environment, to human health. 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).
Measures
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
Online marketplace
Amazon
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00898/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00898/20
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00898/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-26 (XML)
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