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Electrical massage balls – HY-Impact “Therapy Spheres”

Serious risk Chemical, Environment

Published by Safety Gate 14 Dec 2023In the weekly report of 22 Dec 2023 (week 51, 2023)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Electrical massage balls
Brand
HY-Impact
Name
Therapy Spheres
Type / model
24113
Barcode
5907451335093
Barcodes listed
5907451335093 (official alert record)
Description
Electrical massage balls made out of blue soft plastic that is charged with a USB cable made out of black plastic. Product sold online.
Risk
The solders on the PCB, engine and the on/off button contains an excessive amount of lead. (measured value up to: 68.9, 72.8 and 67.1 % & by weight respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment.The black plastic of the USB cable contains an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) ((measured value up to: 2.2 % & by weight)This phthalate may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system and may harm the health of children, causing possible damage to their reproductive system. The black plastic of the USB cable contains an excessive concentration of short chained chlorinated paraffines SCCP (measured value up to: 2.5 % 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 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 distributor · from 4 Sep 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 A12/03065/23Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/03065/23Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/03065/23
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/03065/23
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2023-51 (XML)
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