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Fan portable — recall SR/00230/25

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Sweden · 2025-01-17 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
SR/00230/25
Date of alert
2025-01-17
Country / jurisdiction
Sweden
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Environment
Product category
Gadgets
Product type
Portable fan
Reported risk: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead. (measured value up to 49% by weight). The plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and lead (measured values up to: 3.9% and 0.25% by weight, respectively). Plastic in the cable also contains and excessive concentration of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 5.16 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. DEHP 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.
What to do

Check whether your product matches this notice (name, batch, dates). If it does, stop using it and follow the instructions in the official notice — refund, return, repair or disposal are set by the issuing authority and the business, and they differ per recall. Official notice from EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) →

Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Importer
Category of measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force
08/08/2024
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10092760

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