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GALANT — recall SR/02495/26

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Latvia · 2026-09-18 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
SR/02495/26
Date of alert
2026-09-18
Country / jurisdiction
Latvia
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Chemical, Environment
Brand
Esperanza
Product category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Product type
Hair clipper
Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
5901299949634
🔴 Serious hazard — Reported risk: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 59% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. Additionally, the plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 15% and 0.16% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may harm the health by causing possible damage to the reproductive system. The product does not comply with the REACH Regulation nor with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive).
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
Distributor
Category of measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Date of entry into force
02/12/2025
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10118767

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