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Headlight – New Era “Outdoor headlight”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 17 Apr 2024In the weekly report of 19 Apr 2024 (week 16, 2024)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Headlight
Brand
New Era
Name
Outdoor headlight
Type / model
PL50
Barcode
6901234567892
Barcodes listed
6901234567892 (official alert record)
Description
Black headlight with USB charger cable. Product sold online.
Risk
The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 1.2 % and 1.3 % by weight, respectively).DEHP poses a risk to human health and the environment. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. 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 Directive) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · ordered on the distributor · from 21 Feb 2024
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor · from 7 Mar 2024
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00920/24Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00920/24Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00920/24
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00920/24
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2024-16 (XML)
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