Skip to content

Head torch – Biltema “Flashlight hodelykt”

Serious risk Environment

Published by Safety Gate 16 Nov 2016In the weekly report of 2 Dec 2016 (week 48, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Head torch
Brand
Biltema (37 alerts)
Name
Flashlight hodelykt
Type / model
24-946
Description
The head torch is black and red with three ribbons connecting the power-box and lamp.
Risk
null The plastic buckle, which is used for securing the ribbons, contains 0,28% by weight deka-BDE. Decabromodiphenyl ether has been found to pose serious risks to human health, wildlife, and the environment.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2).
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · from 14 Oct 2016
Notifying country
Norway
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1521/16
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.

Other alerts for Biltema

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1521/16
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-048 (XML)
    the copy this page was built fromCC0 1.0