EU Safety Gate · Report-2024-16
Lighter classic fashionable
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 59% by weight). The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 0.5% and 1.9% by weight, respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment. This phthalate 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.
- Published
- 19 April 2024
- Notifying authority
- Sweden
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Distributor. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 07/02/2024
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00919/24
- Model
- HS36
Classification
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Risk type
- Chemical, Environment
- Country of origin
- Not published
Product description
Blue electrical lighter. Product sold online.
