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EU Safety Gate · Report-2025-3

Mini Card Reader Universal

The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 82% of lead by weight). Plastic parts have an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to: 0.17% and 0.88% by weight, respectively). The product also has an excessive concentration of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 2.3% by weight)Lead poses a risk to the environment. These phthalates pose 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 2 Directive) nor does it comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Published
17 January 2025
Notifying authority
Sweden
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
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Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
SR/00229/25
Model
DKQ034
Check-digit validated barcodes
611056454497
Category
Communication and media equipment
Risk type
Chemical, Environment
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Black card reader with black USB cable.