Desk lamp safety alert: chemical and environment risk

Desk lamp in green, white and yellow.

Packaging: Cardboard packing.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), lead and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: 4.29 %, 3.37 %, 0.19 % and 1.62 % by weight, respectively). 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. The solders in the product have excessive concentrations of lead and cadmium (measured values: up to 78.6 % and 0.148 % by weight, respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Commission Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive).