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3D pen “3D pen-2”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 14 Jun 2023In the weekly report of 16 Jun 2023 (week 24, 2023)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
3D pen
Name
3D pen-2
Type / model
P62-2
Description
A pen that extrudes heated plastic from the pen’s nozzle to create 3D drawings, provided with a USB power cord. Product sold online.
Risk
The plastic of the USB power cord has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured value up to 0.39 %, 0.49 % by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by possibly causing damage to the reproductive system.The plastic of the USB power cord also has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 3.4 % by weight).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 solders in the product have an excessive concentration of cadmium and lead (measured value: up to 0.037% and 3.28 % by weight, respectively).Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment.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) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the importer · from 23 Nov 2022
Notifying country
Sweden
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01360/23Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/01360/23
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/01360/23
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2023-24 (XML)
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