Recently two months，many electrical appliances and equipment products has been notified because of chemical risk in RAPEX (the EU Rapid Information System for nonfood products) . RAPEX is the system which allows EU Member States and the European Commission to share information quickly and efficiently about dangerous products found on the European market and to inform consumers about potential risks to their health and safety.
The statistics of RAPEX in 2015 are indicated below:
More than half of the notified products are origining from China(including HongKong & Taiwan). Product typ mainly includes Childcare articles and children‘s equipment, Toys, Electrical appliances and equipment and clothing, textiles etc. The hazardous chemical risk mainly caused by Phthalates, heavy metals， SCCPs.
Electronic And Electrical Products
|
Product |
Risk |
Notifying country |
Regulation |
Measures adoped |
|
Mobile phone cover |
Contains up to 0.26% by weight of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) |
Sweden |
POPs |
Withdrawal of the product from the market
|
|
Kettle |
Cable contains 3,64% by weight SCCPs |
Sweden |
POPs |
|
|
Game Controller |
Cable contains up to 1,9% by weight SCCPs and solders on PCB contain lead up to 45.0% |
Sweden |
POPs RoHS |
Recall of the product from end users |
|
Travel charger |
Solders of electric plug, solders on PCB)contain lead up to 84.0% as well as cadmium up to 1.10% |
Slovenia |
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